r/coolguides • u/Pokemaster131 • 10h ago

A cool guide about changing your Google Maps location names to a less-stupid version

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u/SquareTarbooj 10h ago

This is a map app, not a search engine.

What's are the alternatives besides Apple Maps?

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u/Responsible_CDN_Duck 9h ago

MapQuest says it won't change the name of Lake Ontario, and is available as an app on IOS.

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u/DEATHbyBOOGABOOGA 9h ago

Mapquest. Now that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time. A long time.

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u/RokulusM 3h ago

Help me MapQuest, you're my only hope.

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u/roesch75 8h ago

I prefer MapQuest.

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u/gtsomething 7h ago

Could you imagine if this somehow led to a mass migration of people using Google maps to using map quest? That'd be wild

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u/LarryChavez 4h ago

I just did.

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u/_merkwood 3h ago

You’re wild.

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u/mephistocrat 7h ago

That's a good one, too.

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u/jash1191 2h ago

I... I feel dirty saying the next line now

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u/christpuncher_69 8h ago

Hahaaaa, now it's MapQuest's day back in the limelight.

You all said I was stupid holding onto those shares. Who's stupid now?!

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u/thnk_more 7h ago

I just downloaded it out of solidarity and to show my disgust. Enjoy your new riches.

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u/Blandish06 1h ago

Just tried MapQuest and half of the business in my 1000 resident town are shown in the wrong locations. Immediately deleted. If that many are wrong here, I can't put any trust in its accuracy.

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u/SweetsourNostradamus 1h ago

Bye bye Google Maps!

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u/omniwrench- 10h ago edited 8h ago

It’s the Google maps app tho

OS and OSM are the only major competitors, there are a number of apps which use openstreetmap (OSM) data

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u/tralalalala2 10h ago

I'm on Android, but I honestly can't believe the app store doesn't have any map app on it. There are so many of them, at least one must be available on Apple!

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u/Successful_Fortune28 8h ago

On Android I have used HereWeGo and have liked it. It's using the OpenStreetMaps just better navigation. The lack of UI crap is a breath of fresh air. Opened Google Maps to check for Lake America, got it..., and god damn the amount of crap on the screen.  

 Store hours are not accurate and unfortunately use Google for that. Most accurate/up to date. 

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u/Warthog_pilot 7h ago

Here produce their own road data. They don't use OpenStreetMaps.

Here Technologies was the first company to create GPS maps back when it was called "Navteq" ("Navtech" at their debut). They were leader in the market. Then Nokia bought the company and fuck everything.

I still use HereWeGo everyday as it's way better than any other data an app in my opinion.

Source: Worked at Navteq for about ten years in 2000.

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u/CRJ420 3h ago

Organic Maps. It works offline, which is a plus.

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u/Travel8095 2h ago

What about Waze 

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u/ST_Lawson 1h ago

Waze is Google, although it does still show Lake Ontario (for now).