sma3in@lemmy.world to Technology · 1 year agoGoogle Maps has become an eyesore. 5 examples of how the app has lost its waywww.fastcompany.comexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1198arrow-down112cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1186arrow-down1external-linkGoogle Maps has become an eyesore. 5 examples of how the app has lost its waywww.fastcompany.comsma3in@lemmy.world to Technology · 1 year agomessage-square55fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
minus-squarechrisbit@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up119·1 year ago Why won’t you show me the street name This is by far my greatest frustration with it.
minus-squareTangentismlinkfedilinkarrow-up49·1 year agoAnother is that no matter how far I zoom in, it still remains on the smallest font. I’ll be out cycling and it’s a PITA to have to dig out my glasses just to read a pissy small street name to know where tf I am!
minus-squarespartanatreyu@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·1 year agoI’m confused and didn’t understand this point. Both of the screenshots used in the article show the street names. Every street is shown on the zoomed in screenshot, and every major street is shown on the zoomed out screenshot.
minus-squarechrisbit@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-21 year agoIn my experience, street names, especially on major roads, often don’t appear until you zoom right in - usually to the point of the road width basically filling the screen.
This is by far my greatest frustration with it.
Another is that no matter how far I zoom in, it still remains on the smallest font.
I’ll be out cycling and it’s a PITA to have to dig out my glasses just to read a pissy small street name to know where tf I am!
I’m confused and didn’t understand this point.
Both of the screenshots used in the article show the street names.
Every street is shown on the zoomed in screenshot, and every major street is shown on the zoomed out screenshot.
In my experience, street names, especially on major roads, often don’t appear until you zoom right in - usually to the point of the road width basically filling the screen.