![]() ![]() Since most people use Google Maps, there are more businesses registered on their platform. This puts into perspective why Apple Maps looks more basic as well – in other words, less labelled places. Apple Maps ranks second in popularity among mobile users with a market share of approximately 10-12%. Google Maps currently dominates the mobile maps market with an 80% market share and over a billion users. This comes after Google announced its Immersive View last year. Currently, working in only select cities, the popularity of the app will definitely make it easier for it to expand globally, most probably faster than Apple can. Using neural radiance fields ( NeRF), Google is leveraging its massive photos library to create a 3D experience within the app for several locations. The result: Google recently announced a new AI feature in their map. Now, it lets you see a 3D view of the streets when you tilt the perspective.īut with a smaller user base when compared to Google, the 3D view is not available across the globe yet. One of the features that Apple Maps has been ridiculed for for a long time is the satellite and flyover imagery. Now, Apple has been working behind the scenes for its own search engine. ![]() Apple’s Safari browser still has Google as its default search engine, for which Google has been paying Apple billions of dollars every year. Looks like Apple is trying hard to get independent of Google and beat it at the game. ![]() This is definitely more appreciated by users than the machine-like Google’s version. This advantage is visible when comparing the voice navigation of Apple Maps, which instead of giving distance or length measurements like, “Turn left after 50 metres”, asks you in a more conversational or human-like manner to “Turn left on the next crossroad”. Interestingly, Apple’s Siri, the voice assistant, too, has been better than Google Assistant. Your newsletter subscriptions are subject to AIM Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. ![]()
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