New Maps App on iOS 6 - poor resolution?

Is it just me, or is the Satellite image resolution unusably low in the new maps app?


In major UK cities its ok (but not great) but in a large town (pop 400k+) it's terrible.


What's your experience?

iPhone 4S, Other OS, iOS 6

Posted on Sep 19, 2012 11:18 AM

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Sep 19, 2012 1:59 PM in response to Mort In The Midlands

Whoever Apple are using for their businesses database should be fired.


My local town map in iOS 6 has business listed that closed down more than 5 years ago, and others in completely the wrong place - not just a few meters out of place, but literally half a mile or more wrong, or at the wrong end of the street.


I've already used the "Report a problem" button to remove businesses or move pins loads of times. Remains to be seen if Apple actually takes any notice of these problem reports.


It really is a very, very poor showing from Apple this time.


Google must be laughing their ***** off!

Sep 19, 2012 2:02 PM in response to ARWillett

Still really new? I pay big money for Apple gear. If all Apple's products were finished to the same standard as Apple Maps, the company would have gone under in the nineties. I wonder if Jobs, for all his hatred of Google, would have allowed this to go out against Google Maps? I hope Google can get an app in the App Store soon-either that, or make Android more appealing...

Sep 19, 2012 2:12 PM in response to theis - uk

Yes, that's about the best we can get but it's much slower running through the browser and still no street view (you need flash for that). Also, I can't seem to pick a location by tapping on it e.g. For directions etc.


I've been impressed with most things the iPad can do but this junk shouldn't have been put out as a beta version never mind as part of the finished product.

Sep 19, 2012 2:13 PM in response to Mort In The Midlands

Why did i rush to update to ios 6 ??!! The apple maps app is useless. All the other apps that used the old google maps interface (e.g. bike tracks, ride logger etc) now show a line over a fuzzy green mess. Why did they update if the quality of the satelite images is useless. I wish i could roll back to ios 5. I'd like to know what apple intend to do about it.

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