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    Google Maps ist jetzt weniger nützlich, wenn Sie nicht angemeldet sind | Diejenigen, die nicht bei einem Google-Konto angemeldet sind, werden in die sogenannte „eingeschränkte Ansicht“ von Maps verschoben.


    Google Maps ist jetzt weniger nützlich, wenn Sie nicht angemeldet sind | Diejenigen, die nicht bei einem Google-Konto angemeldet sind, werden in die sogenannte „eingeschränkte Ansicht“ von Maps verschoben.

    https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-maps-is-now-less-useful-if-youre-not-signed-in

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    1. saitejal on

      This was the only reason I had Google Play Services installed on my phone. I’ll happily remove it now. Gotta find a good alternative. Here maps?

    2. Hrmbee on

      Some disappointing details of this change:

      >The biggest limitation is that you can no longer see user reviews without signing in. You can still see a location’s star rating, but you can’t see any further depth, such as visitor feedback or photos and videos uploaded by others.
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      >Other missing features include how busy it may be and related locations, such as nearby hotels or restaurants. Specifically for restaurants, you won’t be able to view built-in menus or see whether a place offers dine-in, takeout, or delivery.
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      >…
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      >A notification on the service says, “You’re seeing a limited view of Google Maps” with a link to learn more. It gives reasons such as the service may be experiencing issues or unusually high traffic, or it says one of your browser extensions may be causing the problem. It also says, “Signing it to Google Maps might help you avoid seeing this limited experience again.”
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      >Google has yet to officially announce the change, but it appears this may be a way to encourage more users to begin using an account.

      For anyone who doesn’t have a google account and doesn’t want one, this severely limits the usefulness of Google Maps. Pretty much any mapping platform can route people to destinations efficiently, but Google’s competitive advantage for users is centered around the user photos and reviews for businesses. It remains to be seen whether this move will encourage more people to sign up, or whether it will encourage more people to find a different platform instead.

    6. pcurve on

      They’re doing this primarily to prevent data scraping by AI bots, which has gotten out of control.

      Almost everyone under the sun already has Google account, so forcing login to remainder of population doesn’t yield that much more value.

    8. jesusonoro on

      classic enshittification. free product gets people hooked → gradually add friction → force account creation → harvest more data. openstreetmap + osmand looking better every day.

    9. Otaraka on

      Irritating but seems fair to me. It is a business.

      Not that Google overall is fair but this doesn’t fix that either way.  It’s pretty much built in with Apple maps after all.

    10. Mildly_Fancy on

      They want us connected at all times. They’d forcefully put chips in our damn BRAINS if they could.

    11. NextStopWonderland on

      Haven’t used google maps since they sold out to Trump with the ‘Gulf of America’. Fuck google! Duck Duck Go all the way.

    12. Usual_Award on

      I use Waze anyways. Google Maps is more of my „point A to point B“ checker.

    13. Moretoesthanfeet on

      I’m signed into it already. I love the timeline feature for keeping track of my day at work. I know how long I was in each location in the field and how much time was spent in the office.

      When I do my timesheets at the end of the week, I can refer to the timeline to see if I have forgotten anything

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