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davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months ago

Apple Maps launches on the web to challenge Google Maps

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davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml to DeGoogle Yourself@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months ago
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Apple Maps is now available on the web via a public beta, which means you can now access the service directly from your browser.

https://beta.maps.apple.com/

It doesn’t seem to support Firefox or mobile browsers, at least not.

Maps on the web is compatible with these web browsers

On your Mac or iPad

  • Safari
  • Edge
  • Chrome

On your Windows PC

  • Edge
  • Chrome
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  • TheFrirish@jlai.lu
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    What is this shit?

    Oh wow another proprietary maps service that uses opensource data that’s years late! wow amazing!

  • Luffy@lemmy.ml
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    „tired of sucking one Multimillion Dollar companys balls? Just Suck the balls of another!“

  • Mereo@lemmy.ca
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    Ah come on! Why no Firefox support?!?

    • Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works
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      I just tried it on a Firefox fork on Android. Works fine if you spoof the useragent.

      I hate that bs

      • Luffy@lemmy.ml
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        11 months ago

        For people like me who thought they have to hack into the Pentagon to spoof their Browser data: you can do that by using chameleon, an extension thats at least in the Firefox add on page

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      I get it. It’s still beta, and we’re only like 2% of the market. Makes sense not to worry about us yet.

      • arthurpizza@lemmy.world
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        Not compatible with Firefox is the fastest way to know they don’t follow web standards. On brand.

    • davel [he/him]@lemmy.mlOP
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      🤷‍♂️ It’s in beta, so I wouldn’t assume that support won’t get added.

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        I would. Apple has a long history of intentionally crippling its services on Firefox.

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    11 months ago

    If you wanna degoogle, https://www.openstreetmap.org is the way to go.

    For your phone:
    https://organicmaps.app (simple, easy to use)
    https://osmand.net (more features)
    https://www.magicearth.com (proprietary, with traffic info)

  • azron@lemmy.ml
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    Trade one master for another. All these companies have the same playbook on a slightly shifted timeline.

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    I’m confused, because doesn’t Duckduckgo Maps already use Apple Maps?

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      Kagi Maps has it as an option too. And it works on Firefox. 🤷

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        I didn’t know Kagi had a maps functionality. It’s interesting, but I couldn’t find a way for it to tell me public transportation directions, the only reason I keep using Google Maps…

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