Don’t Set Out to Grandma’s House Without Seeing This

Navigation apps have replaced maps as the preferred means of reaching a destination. This video compares two of the most popular apps.

Spencer Chin, Senior Editor

November 21, 2024

Google Maps may be the best-known navigation app, but it is not the only one.
Google Maps, shown here on an iPhone, is the most popular navigation map, but is it the best? Marianna Massey/Stone Collection/Via Getty Images

Thankgiving and Christmas are among the busiest travel times of the year, with millions of Americans crowding into planes, trains, buses, and of course their own vehicles to visit relatives or friends. For drivers, the long-time practice of checking maps is a distant memory. The more recent use of portable navigation devices has been largely replaced by navigation apps on smartphones.  

While Google Maps is the best-known navigation app, there is also Waze.  The YouTube channel MK Loves Tech runs through the advantages and disadvantages for both apps in this comparison video, looking at factors such as the interface, content, viewability, and other factors. Which one is best for you?  View the video to find out.

Hope you reach your destination safely.

About the Author

Spencer Chin

Senior Editor, Design News

Spencer Chin is a Senior Editor for Design News, covering the electronics beat, which includes semiconductors, components, power, embedded systems, artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, and other related subjects. He is always open to ideas for coverage. Spencer has spent many years covering electronics for brands including Electronic Products, Electronic Buyers News, EE Times, Power Electronics, and electronics360. You can reach him at [email protected] or follow him at @spencerchin.

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