I can't say that I've had problems figuring the UI out, but I have had problems with the algorithm lately. If I had to guess I'd say it's Google often failing to factor in the location at some points, because I can rarely repeat the errors.
For example, I searched Maps for a Mexican restaurant with my phone recently. It directed me to a place in Florida (hundreds of miles away). Seriously, when there's a highly-rated place on Google Maps with the same name not 3 miles from where you've located me? When I returned home and searched, I had no such problems - it pointed straight at the place. I've had the reverse happen as well.
Is it the fact that I'm blocking so many cookies that Google is relying on? Or is there just a signal somewhere that tells Maps to override reason and relevance?
I have tried alternatives, but the top contenders - like Bing and OpenMaps - have their own very special set of problems.. I'm not sure what to use at this point.
For example, I searched Maps for a Mexican restaurant with my phone recently. It directed me to a place in Florida (hundreds of miles away). Seriously, when there's a highly-rated place on Google Maps with the same name not 3 miles from where you've located me? When I returned home and searched, I had no such problems - it pointed straight at the place. I've had the reverse happen as well.
Is it the fact that I'm blocking so many cookies that Google is relying on? Or is there just a signal somewhere that tells Maps to override reason and relevance?
I have tried alternatives, but the top contenders - like Bing and OpenMaps - have their own very special set of problems.. I'm not sure what to use at this point.