[sf49ers]

I have used maps on BB10 before and yesterday on leaked 10.1. They seemed greatly improved, it now gives directions list while in navigation pane, improved controls, accurate routing and re-routing. The GPS accuracy is top notch. IMO Maps went from being one of the weakest to one of the best in BB10.

EDIT : It now even announces traffic along the way while navigating. Also if you have observed it now gives the subsequent announcements following the next one if they are in quick succession (say in few ft.). Re-routing is very fast and was done once I went past 100ft the intended turn.

Things I would like to see in future versions:
1) Currently it picks the addresses directly from hub say email, calendar or text message but not the browser.
2) Cannot move around in the navigation pane and for that you will need to go in to the overview (by clicking the icon). Something on the lines of vector graphics in Google Maps.
3) Pin a place to add as favorite
4) Drag drop marker for alternate routes

Check out some screenshots here

[Omnitech]

Haha, green and checkered flags for beginning and end... everyone's a race-car driver, eh?

[EauRouge]

Good news! Although I always thought the maps were quite good

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[dellenrules]

BlackBerry maps may have lack a lot of the features of say Google maps, but the turn by turn navigation was in my opinion superior to Google's.

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[tte404]

Can you drop pins for locations to add to favorites without an address now? That's the only feature I want and missed with maps. If they included that IMO, the maps will be perfect!

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[CutePoison]

Does it include Czech Republic finally? :-D

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[htcwf]

Can you drop pins for locations to add to favorites without an address now? That's the only feature I want and missed with maps. If they included that IMO, the maps will be perfect!

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that's exactly what I want too. otherwise the map is just dumb, plus sometimes the addresses are not searchable from the map.

[RECOOL]

aint tested it yet.But from last time found it fine.All it needed was an on foot walking version for us finding buildings.I have never seen a map with pedestrian turn by turn.Not actually sure why no ones tryed that would help when in parts of city you don't know.

[Dgree03]

BlackBerry maps may have lack a lot of the features of say Google maps, but the turn by turn navigation was in my opinion superior to Google's.

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No it is not....

But for a first map effort it wasn't terribly bad... These improvement on 10.1 should bring it on par with apple maps...

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[muker1515]

No it is not....

But for a first map effort it wasn't terribly bad... These improvement on 10.1 should bring it on par with apple maps...

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At least it doesn't get you lost!

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[venious]

Is it me, or does maps only have the ability to route you to a shopping center's designated main entrance off a public street? If I reroute and go in a back entrance, and pull up at my actual destination's front door, Maps is still trying to route me back to the useless main shopping center entrance. That is one of the main differences between BlackBerry Maps and Google Maps...commercial/shopping property details. I do believe that turn by turn instructions are better on BlackBerry though, all the way up until you leave a public street. Commercial / shopping properties can be huge, so I usually have to switch to visual mode then or pull up Google Maps.

Z10 via T-Mobile (10.0.10.85)

[Icarus3000]

aint tested it yet.But from last time found it fine.All it needed was an on foot walking version for us finding buildings.I have never seen a map with pedestrian turn by turn.Not actually sure why no ones tryed that would help when in parts of city you don't know.

Telmap navigator had turn by turn pedestrian. I don't know if the latest version works on bb 10.

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[anon(5681920)]

Thanks for posting. Good to hear of the changes. BlackBerry seems to be a new company.

[dale-c]

Does in have a north up option? One reason I still use a dash mounted gps is tjat I hate the 3d view that most phone apps have.

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[stitch69]

Sadly, maps for my country are not available from BB Maps.

:'(

[Guilhermekrull]

How to use driver mode? I define the route and start, but the view is only on 2d mode..

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[ortizjj]

Maps works fine for me.

Most of the criticism spurs from people nitpicking certain features.

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[baste07]

I wish the gps locking improve as well

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[jonty12]

I was pretty happy with maps when using it in Canada last weekend (GTA) but this week in upstate NY it let me down. I had to find addresses in Google and paste them into maps. Maps didn?t find quite a few things that Google had no trouble with.

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[RECOOL]

Telmap navigator had turn by turn pedestrian. I don't know if the latest version works on bb 10.

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Thanks.Didnt come up in store I only mess with native apps not nto sideloading crap.I'll pester BB in the community forum about it just makes sense thins feature.

[Powdah]

Now if we could get downloadable maps. I find I burn about 5 mg per hour of use. Adds up over time.

[Gray Delany]

Are the routes better? The initial version of BlackBerry maps usually takes me on the shortest route distance wise but far from the quickest time wise. This was really frustrating when I was in DC recently.

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[DocDRM]

BlackBerry Maps seems to find a lot of addresses and place names that just just confuse my Garmin unit. Helped me find a birthday party held at a municipal park site that is an event location in the boonies outside of town. Even the city website didn't list an address for the place, but my BlackBerry found it by name after we spent 30 minutes looking for it, and 4 different sets of directions from family referring to "You remember, that old tree where Jimmy crashed . . . "

Finally remembered BlackBerry maps and all was well.


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[wu-wei]

No it is not....

But for a first map effort it wasn't terribly bad... These improvement on 10.1 should bring it on par with apple maps...

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Apple's map app is the standard? um, ok.....

[agp101]

No it is not....

But for a first map effort it wasn't terribly bad... These improvement on 10.1 should bring it on par with apple maps...

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Apple maps is so bad there is nothing to be "On Par" with.