WP8.1 Maps vs HERE Maps

[anon(5445874)]

Oh yeah, didn't think of that. On a side note, I also just found another reason to use the built in maps. In View Options, you can add 'show nearby Wi-Fi'. It puts nice little Wi-Fi logos across your map. Of course you can also get to viewing Wi-Fi through local scout in the same spot where you showed me how to pin it.

 

[Manikanta Reddy]

Actually HERE maps and Bing maps are the same...
Try downloading new maps in HERE maps or HERE drive+....
Also try downloading from local inbuilt client "maps"....
You can see that you are directed to same settings page and also you should be able to see same set of "installed maps"


And a tip: Use the lumia storage check app to change the location where maps are stored to SD card, that should be of some help.

 

[AndrewL920]

Can anyone tell me if Satellite view will only works if there are data connection or WiFi? I opened my Here Maps and set it to "Satellite View". With WiFi On, the satellite view works fine in my location and other places but when I turned Off my WiFi, the satellite view shows only Blurry images.

 

[Rodrigo Mendes]

Both works pretty well imo. I would go with the new Maps app just because it's refreshed and pretty accurate on even traffics and wifi spots, etc.

Yeah! Same for Rio de Janeiro. Better traffic support (more reliable) from Maps than Here Maps. But both very good!

 

[Ebuka Allison]

Microsoft maps in the US and Here maps outside the US.

Maps I'd pretty awesome here in London

 

[andrelamont]

Actually HERE maps and Bing maps are the same...
Try downloading new maps in HERE maps or HERE drive+....
Also try downloading from local inbuilt client "maps"....
You can see that you are directed to same settings page and also you should be able to see same set of "installed maps"


And a tip: Use the lumia storage check app to change the location where maps are stored to SD card, that should be of some help.

This not true


If you type in this address you will see TWO different locations

7595 Walton Rd Walton Hills, OH 44146 USA

Bing Maps has the incorrect address
HERE maps has the accurate address. I performed this test on WP 8.1 using the 2 separate apps. I have downloaded the state map (ohio)


ALSO:
If you use the web-browser you will see the exact same IN-ACCURACY.

here are the links for verification

HERE: 7595 Walton Rd Walton Hills, OH 44146 USA
HERE - City and Country Maps - Driving Directions - Satellite Views - Routes

BING: 7595 Walton Rd Walton Hills, OH 44146 USA
Bing Maps - Driving Directions, Traffic and Road Conditions

 

[Chris_Germany]

i want to get rid of MS MAPS.
My App list is so much longer now, i hate it. Extra Video, Music (plus nokia music!), Gameshub, every single Game in the list...what the hell!?!?!?!?!? I hope they change it in the final version. And i hope the preview IS NOT THE FINAL VERSION

 

[Ebuka Allison]

i want to get rid of MS MAPS.
My App list is so much longer now, i hate it. Extra Video, Music (plus nokia music!), Gameshub, every single Game in the list...what the hell!?!?!?!?!? I hope they change it in the final version. And i hope the preview IS NOT THE FINAL VERSION

That's a bloody non-issue

 

[Byrese]

I like the new Bing/Microsoft maps better in terms of design and function. Today however Bing maps combined with copilot lead me directly into an ally. When I tried Here maps and Drive it got me to my destination just fine. Still I'll probably keep giving the default Bing a change but copilot is gone.

 

[crav4speed]

I deleted Here Maps from my phone after the 8.1 update. I really only kept Here Maps because of the indoor navigation in malls and other places. Bing maps in 8.1 was updated to include indoor navigation so I have no need for Here Maps anymore. The Here Maps UI was also a bit terrible.

Bing maps along with Waze (even though I hate that they were bought by Elgoog) makes my mapping and navigation complete. I still have Drive+ on my phone for longer road trips when I need to download maps to the phone but for around town navigation with traffic support, Waze takes the cake.

 

[MBY]

Does the new Maps on 8.1 have favorites and/or link to your Bing account? My #1 gripe with Maps on my WP8 is the lack of favorites. HERE has decent collection support which is why I use it. But I'd much rather be able to favorite stuff on Maps and also to do so while logged into my Bing account.

 

[Byrese]

Yeah I before they have that feature now.

Question: Died Waze now have voice navigation?

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[mozman68]

Yeah I before they have that feature now.

Question: Died Waze now have voice navigation?

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Waze has always had voice navigation. Cortana even launches it as my standard nav app.

 

[Byrese]

Waze has always had voice navigation. Cortana even launches it as my standard nav app.

One thing I notice though is that unlike Here Drive it doesn't speak through my Bluetooth.

 

[cjloyola]

I Love maps. soon ill be uninstalling the Compass Deluxe.

 

[Byrese]

This not true

It's true, Bing Maps is not as reliable it seems. This puts me in a bind as I "like" Bing Maps better but it seems that Here is just far more advanced in mapping technology.



7595 Walton Rd Walton Hills, OH 44146 USA

Bing Maps has the incorrect address
HERE maps has the accurate address. I performed this test on WP 8.1 using the 2 separate apps. I have downloaded the state map (ohio)


ALSO:
If you use the web-browser you will see the exact same IN-ACCURACY.

here are the links for verification

HERE: 7595 Walton Rd Walton Hills, OH 44146 USA
HERE - City and Country Maps - Driving Directions - Satellite Views - Routes

BING: 7595 Walton Rd Walton Hills, OH 44146 USA
Bing Maps - Driving Directions, Traffic and Road Conditions

 

[slyronit]

I am using the maps that come with WP 8.1 I don't even have Here maps installed. The native maps integrate really well with Cortana and the rest of the OS. For navigation, the stock maps app can launch Here drive, which suits me fine.

I have manually migrated most of the favourites to the stock Maps app

 

[TheWPFan]

Stock WP8.1 Maps with HERE Drive+ works for me.

 

[ohgood]

Do any of you do offline gps functions with your phones like routing, tracking, waypoints etc and have applications to recommend?

 

[TheWPFan]

Do any of you do offline gps functions with your phones like routing, tracking, waypoints etc and have applications to recommend?

I can use HERE Drive+ without any connection. Lumia 520.