[kevrone]

I've been bitching and moaning about the new g-maps for so long! And this thread makes me feel...vindicated? I guess? Too bad I'm still stuck with it.

The funny thing is that it's possible the UI could have been screwed while keeping the search stable, but as the article points out, the search is killing me. It's Apple Maps-ish in a way. I mean, if I'm zoomed in to a particular level and I do a search, there's a good bet that I'm only interested in results within those bounds, right? I'm not crazy to want that am I?

[shyn3]

Click on the ? at the bottom right, then select Return to old Google maps lastly click on the classic yellow ribbon which appears at the top asking to remember your preference.

6 more months of classic maps then they will probably phase it out, sadly.

[dennisgorelik]

Is there a way to switch to classic view permanently?

Every time I start Google Maps again - it starts with crippled version.

Update: I just noticed that after switching to Classic, Google Maps is asking me if I want to remember that choice permanently.

The question is not prominent enough though.

[shyn3]

They do this with every service/option they don't want you to use.

For example, if you enable delay e-mail send in gMail, you get a tiny pop-up to undo your message... I guess you just have to learn to always look at the top middle for Google's hidden/minimally displayed functions.

[brazzy]

THANK YOUUU!!!

[tammer]

As crazy as it sounds, I did some back-and-forth tests to find things nearby and I got the same or more relavent results from Apple Maps. I switched over and the service has gotten a lot better from where they were at launch. Google Maps has gotten significantly worse.