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Originally Posted by jeffcarp
(Post 21240464)
You are correct. I've never tried that. But, I tried it on many apps and none of them do it. I am wondering if Android itself doesn't support "upside down" rotation?
Originally Posted by gooselee
(Post 21236785)
That just sounds like 90/270 compatibility (i.e., turn 90-degrees to either the right or left). What it can't do IME is orient it self correctly if you spin your phone/tablet completely upside down, so that if your charger port is normally on the bottom of the phone, it's now on the top.
This is also frustrating for me, as that's the orientation I need to leave my phone in my cupholder and also have access to the charging port. |
Well the redesign with the loss of previous features, like My Maps, means you gain ... advertising!
http://arstechnica.com/business/2013...-to-maps-apps/ With the GPS problems in the new Nexus 7 and the decline in Google Maps, I wonder now about the usefulness of Android for GPS. Then iOS version of Google Maps will have ads too but at least there are other options. |
Does anyone else use the location history feature in Google Maps? That seems to have disappeared, too. According to Google you can go to the Google Settings app and turn the history back on, but no matter how many times I try, it shuts itself off again. I know some people really hated it, but I love the the ability to recreate what I did on particular days. :(
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Originally Posted by gooselee
(Post 21240936)
Android does support 180 if an app does. I can watch movies upside down on my Nexus 10 :). Handy because with my cover, you have to set it one way to use it as a stand, but I find it more comfortable flipped the other way if I'm holding it in my hands.
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I found out the hard way last weekend that when you save maps for offline use, it does not save any of your "starred" places along with it, and for some reason does not update the road labels as well - lots of scrolling around to try to figure out what road we needed to look for, even for some interstates!
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Originally Posted by NC_Girl
(Post 21203268)
I used to be the biggest Google fan but I am getting fed up...... I don't use Facebook and am REALLY sick and tired of Google trying to FORCE me Into using Google+
I am thinking of trashing everything Gmail, Picasa and Google but where oh where to go? I am having a difficult time with the new Chrome interface to Google Maps, but that is just getting used to a new thing. |
Originally Posted by stimpy
(Post 21262336)
What's so hard about setting up a Google Plus account and just leaving it sit there?
I gave into Google+ for awhile -- it seemed innocent at first -- until it became apparent that Google+ was sharing at least some info about me, as well. Not wanting to go through the entire privacy-protecting exercise with Google+, too, I deleted my Google+ account and will continue to resist the constant prompting to sign up for it. One social media headache is enough, thank you! Now w.r.t. Google Maps, I have a long road trip coming up, and based on this thread, I'm seriously thinking about dusting off the old Garmin and taking it along as a backup. At least the interface didn't suddenly change in the year since I last used it! |
Originally Posted by mikew99
(Post 21262557)
When I finally set up a Facebook account a few years ago, I spent several hours finding and turning off all sorts of sharing features that were turned on by default. Not fun as a FB newbie. This exercise needs to be repeated periodically as Facebook reorganizes existing features and introduces new ways to share your info.
I gave into Google+ for awhile -- it seemed innocent at first -- until it became apparent that Google+ was sharing at least some info about me, as well. Not wanting to go through the entire privacy-protecting exercise with Google+, too. |
Originally Posted by stimpy
(Post 21262562)
I don't use FB so no worries there.
But what could Google possibly share about you if you don't put any info in your G+ profile? I'm saying just setup an account to make things easier with Google. You don't have to put any details in there if you don't want to. My buddy who works for Google does not use G+ either (not a big Social Media Person) and when I asked him, he had no idea how to keep G+ basically empty. Any insight would be greatly appreciated, Dan |
Originally Posted by dan1431
(Post 21264204)
I don't use Social Media either and I am completely stumped how to setup G+ (which it feels like Google is pushing me to) without any info being passed over?
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Originally Posted by stimpy
(Post 21262336)
I am having a difficult time with the new Chrome interface to Google Maps, but that is just getting used to a new thing.
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Originally Posted by gooselee
(Post 21264242)
I gave up and reverted to the old Maps on my PC. The new version only loaded successfully about 70% of the time, no matter what browser I used. And my computer is certainly up to snuff for the technical requirements.
Are you using Chrome? |
Originally Posted by stimpy
(Post 21262562)
But what could Google possibly share about you if you don't put any info in your G+ profile? I'm saying just setup an account to make things easier with Google. You don't have to put any details in there if you don't want to.
Originally Posted by dan1431
(Post 21264204)
I don't use Social Media either and I am completely stumped how to setup G+ (which it feels like Google is pushing me to) without any info being passed over?
To keep this post OT, I'll add that if Google someday decides to integrate with Google Maps with Google+, that might just drive me to Bing. :shudder: |
Originally Posted by stimpy
(Post 21264250)
What kind of PC? I have a 4 year old Thinkpad running XP and the new maps loads fine on my PC. It is taking some getting used to though!
Are you using Chrome? I've tried Chrome (my primary browser), IE, and Firefox to no avail. Most of the time I get the gray screen with "Google" and the three dots in the middle, the search box, and the black menu bar across the top, but it never gets past there to load an actual map. I rather enjoy the old Maps anyway, so I'm clinging on to that for now.
Originally Posted by mikew99
(Post 21265064)
Possibly nothing. But based on my FB experience, I don't want to to have to figure out what info from my Google profile that Google+ does or does not share, how to disable it, and how to keep it unshared. In fact, there's nothing whatsoever I want from Google+.
My solution to this is to not sign up for Google+ at all and not have to worry about what it might be sharing. If/when Google+ has some compelling feature that's worth the trouble, I'll reconsider. To keep this post OT, I'll add that if Google someday decides to integrate with Google Maps with Google+, that might just drive me to Bing. :shudder: I'm with you that I have no use for G+ and it seems like a bit of a hassle (especially with the big push to integrate everything into it), but I just registered the account anyway and put in nothing more than my name and city (and maybe birth year). That's all information that Google has about me anyway via Gmail and Android, so even if they did want to share it, it's not like they have anything extra just because of G+. |
Originally Posted by gooselee
(Post 21272291)
About a 1 year old Lenovo running Win7. 3.2GHz/4GB.
I've tried Chrome (my primary browser), IE, and Firefox to no avail. Most of the time I get the gray screen with "Google" and the three dots in the middle, the search box, and the black menu bar across the top, but it never gets past there to load an actual map. I rather enjoy the old Maps anyway, so I'm clinging on to that for now. Do you use Gmail, Maps, or any other Google product/service? I'm relatively sure that if they truly wanted to, they can and do still capture user information for folks not using G+. I'm with you that I have no use for G+ and it seems like a bit of a hassle (especially with the big push to integrate everything into it), but I just registered the account anyway and put in nothing more than my name and city (and maybe birth year). That's all information that Google has about me anyway via Gmail and Android, so even if they did want to share it, it's not like they have anything extra just because of G+. The same thing applies to new reviews in the Google Play market. I don't review apps there anymore because of that. |
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