DaveWT
Well-Known Member
Having used a couple of supurb Garmin GPS units for years, and a slightly less than suburb built in GPS system in our Mazda 3, I decided to give Apple's Maps app a try on my fairly recent iPhone SE. (iOS 10). It raised a number of questions.
1. Leaving our neighbourhood, it tried to get me to turn left onto the Pat Bay highway at intersections where left turns are not allowed. I believe I can send Apple feedback so they improve their map data but is that done via the app or should I just used the normal Apple web site method?
2. On the way into town following the route set before we set off, we decided to make a side trip to another location first. We drove a block west off Blanchard and then 2 blocks south before it even detected this change and said "relocating...". Is such a delay in detecting a route variation normal for Apple Maps? (Our Mazda GPS detects such a deviation from the planned route in about 100 feet.)
3. At a second stop where my wife went into a shop and I sat in the car after going off route again, it sat for maybe 5 minutes saying "relocating..." before just giving up and assuming I had made its previously suggested turn and was back on route. Unacceptable.
Another 5 minutes or so went by and then it changed its mind, asked me to make a U-turn (on Douglas Street no less) and go back to where it had wanted me to turn before. All this rather than suggesting a proper corrected route. Has anyone else seen such behaviour?
4. Finally I cancelled the route, and tried to restart it from the present location. It said "locating..." but never proceeded farther like it wasn't getting a signal. Of course there was no wifi where I was, but I had cellular data available, and the GPS circuitry to work with.
Is this normal or usual?
1. Leaving our neighbourhood, it tried to get me to turn left onto the Pat Bay highway at intersections where left turns are not allowed. I believe I can send Apple feedback so they improve their map data but is that done via the app or should I just used the normal Apple web site method?
2. On the way into town following the route set before we set off, we decided to make a side trip to another location first. We drove a block west off Blanchard and then 2 blocks south before it even detected this change and said "relocating...". Is such a delay in detecting a route variation normal for Apple Maps? (Our Mazda GPS detects such a deviation from the planned route in about 100 feet.)
3. At a second stop where my wife went into a shop and I sat in the car after going off route again, it sat for maybe 5 minutes saying "relocating..." before just giving up and assuming I had made its previously suggested turn and was back on route. Unacceptable.
Another 5 minutes or so went by and then it changed its mind, asked me to make a U-turn (on Douglas Street no less) and go back to where it had wanted me to turn before. All this rather than suggesting a proper corrected route. Has anyone else seen such behaviour?
4. Finally I cancelled the route, and tried to restart it from the present location. It said "locating..." but never proceeded farther like it wasn't getting a signal. Of course there was no wifi where I was, but I had cellular data available, and the GPS circuitry to work with.
Is this normal or usual?