How do we kill Google?
this post was submitted on 28 Jun 2023
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The Waze UI is soooo much nicer that GMaps on iOS 😢
Shouldn't uneditorilised headlines be a rule around these parts too? Take your hot takes to the comments or the body text.
Genuinely surprised they let it live this long. I expected when they acquired Waze that they would gut and dump.
Well, there goes my little Halo Warthog as me on my screen. :( Wish there was an app I can just customize that shit how I want.
Bro whyyyyyyyyyyyy
Wait, since when does Google own Waze? I thought they were competitors?
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Is there a decent open source alternative for navigation?
osmand - https://osmand.net/ - is open source, their plus app that has more features and android auto support is paid on the play store though.
Can recommend Organic Maps, works great. Its Open Source and with OSM data. But its offline only so you need a lot of free storage space and don't get stuff like live traffic infos, ratings etc.
Looks like ads will start being pushed through the Google Ads manager now. Likely as another placement in Performance Max.
I wonder if anyone predicted this when Google bought Waze...it's not like Google has a history of killing major projects when they acquire them.
Google's business model is basically just killing things you love, right?
I'm shocked to hear. Waze was even updated to properly work with Android Auto's new layout.
I much prefer Waze with Android Auto than Google Maps.
Google Maps reads out every single word and highway number and repeats itself over and over again with directions within seconds of itself. Waze just tells you to turn left or right.
Plus you can report cops, potholes, construction, etc with Waze on the fly with a few touches on my dash screen. Maps only seems to have that if you use Android Auto on the phone screen. Doesn't work in my car.
I'll miss Waze.
The main thing I love about Waze which Apple Maps and Google don't have is the ability to have the always on speed limit.
I know Google shows the speed limit sometimes when navigating, I just liked Waze better because I can have it always on.