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Originally Posted by jtfrogger
I tried the new Google app for driving for the first time yesterday. I have my phone set up for Bluetooth in my car. The Google app actually took over my radio and the voice prompts came through the radio. This doesn't happen with Apple maps or with Waze. Actually, I found it quite annoying. I would prefer the sound just goes through the phone speaker and not cut out my radio. There might be a setting for me to change this, but I haven't looked for it yet.
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I noticed this difference too. Google Maps sends the directions to my bluetooth device attached to my sunvisor. A matter of preference, I suppose. The problem is that the Bluetooth device's software got it to say "end of call" after every time google maps spoke. I think I'd rather just get the directions from the phone's speaker.
Again, am I missing something on why Google Maps is so much better than Apple maps? Apple maps has contacts integration, and Siri integration, and both of those are essential, IMO. I can press one button on my bluetooth device and get the phone to give me directions in Apple Maps, through Siri. If I wanted to use google maps, I could open the app with siri, but then I'd have to look at the phone to find the little voice entry button, speak, and then press the phone again. In other words, you can't really use Google maps handsfree.