Originally Posted by
Ricebucket
Apple Maps defaults to English on an iPhone with English UI, so use that. The data provider is AutoNavi, which is a pretty competitor to Baidu in the maps space. Both AutoNavi and Baidu are better than maps.me (OpenStreetMap) and Google Maps (Google no longer has an active team working on China mapping).
Agreed. Google maps in China is currently a joke. It became even worse recently as they disabled live traffic in China. However, the latter may (or may not) be a tentative sign that they're planning for a come-back.