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What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R9] Google Maps 3/5 · US untrustworthy: After all these years, still suggests illegal turns and nonexistent roads…
2. [R24] Google Maps 3/5 · US App is getting better but could improve: I like the accuracy and that they have their own reviews u like Apple Maps. The routes needs to be updated more especially for developing areas. In my area it’s already changed over the past 5 years but google is still using stale maps.
3. [R25] Google Maps 1/5 · US Somehow gets worse each year: Even with all the feedback I give, the navigation keeps getting worse with: - dangerous right turns immediately after highway exits - not showing highway exit numbers - routing through road closures that have already been 'accepted' as a valid change
4. [R40] Google Maps 1/5 · US I wish there were better alternatives: Awful! I feel like this map app got worse. It gives you suggestions like “less traffic” “similar …”, don’t trust it!!! It’s all false!Don’t take them, don’t use google’s atrocious suggestions. Trust me bro. Also, if you take a rerouted suggestion, it restarts your option of cheaper/no tolls. Like it overrides your choice, and chooses for you as in pay $10+ i
5. [R15] Google Maps 3/5 · US GLITCH: The service this application provides it’s very useful. Some glitches here and there and i guess that’s why so much updates. Today it’s not the exception places are not opening right in the middle of my screen when i click on one it pops up to the side.
6. [R21] Google Maps 3/5 · US Keeps pausing apple music: Keeps pausing apple music for no reason. I don’t have voice navigation turned on. Very irritating. Fix it
7. [R27] Google Maps 3/5 · US bugs: my favorite maps app but it makes my music glitch in my car now. very annoying and i’m thinking of switching to waze
8. [R28] Google Maps 1/5 · US Updates have made app worse: The recent updates have made the app worse and almost unusable at times. The "Dropped Pin" location is no longer accurate. And often can't trust the routes provided anymore. Used to be the best maps app available till developers began improving it.
9. [R3] Google Maps 3/5 · US Bring back featuring the address on top: I love this app, I’ve used it for years. The only reason I’m writing a review now is because with the new update, they’ve hidden the address below and you have to scroll and search for it. I now have to search for it. I have friends who don’t use this app. “Sharing the location” doesn’t work if you don’t have the app. Stop making me search and lift up rocks
10. [R10] Google Maps 1/5 · US Bad map: What's with your bad satellite imagery update? Why did you make the images faded and poor? Bring back last year's map, it was better. Are you progressing or regressing? · translated
11. [R18] Google Maps 3/5 · US New Update: Your new update is not economically great, need the latest update to show satellite imagery while driving.
12. [R34] Google Maps 1/5 · US TURN OFF THE STUPID PHOTO BUBBLES: I CAN’T SEE THE MAP WITH THE STUPID PHOTO BUBBLES
13. [R6] Google Maps 3/5 · US Needs Work: Calibration needs to be done for the sensor that detects speed limits because the app takes too long to switch over to a new speed- Apple Maps is faster at this. Also, please update so I can use my Siri voice as override audio because I don’t like the one Google has- it’s too sounds robotic to be helpful.
14. [R12] Google Maps 3/5 · US Need MULTI TrIp tab: You should really have a multi trip tab for people that drive to multiple areas in a row. That way we can plug in multiple locations in a row we need to hit up and it would save them. Instead of having to do single trip inputs overtime we stop at locations.
15. [R48] Google Maps 1/5 · US Limited directions: I stopped using Google Maps since it won’t let me get directions for multiple locations while traveling via metro. This limitation makes the app unusable.
16. [R4] Google Maps 1/5 · US They broke a perfectly good product: I’ve used google maps almost exclusively for years. Yesterday it insisted on not using an address I selected from my address book, that I’ve used many times behind, and instead pushing locations based on ads. After restarting the process it seemed to be taking me to the right place, but in fact it took me to a separate location 8 minutes away. At this point i
17. [R42] Google Maps 1/5 · US Won’t let me edit my address to the right house: Has my address in two spots and only routes to the wrong spot which is also on a different road and won’t allow me to edit it and has been causing packages to go to an abandoned building.
18. [R53] YouTube 3/5 · US Ads freezing the video: Since the most recent update, any time an ad plays the video ends up freezing. I have to close the app and restart it in order to watch the video. Fix this.
19. [R54] YouTube 1/5 · US Application keeps crashing: Noticed about 2 days ago the app started crashing again and again. Only fix I have found is uninstalling and re-installing the application.
20. [R56] YouTube 2/5 · US Keeps crashing: Why does it keep crashing every time I open it? I have to uninstall the app and keep reinstalling it. I’ve had to do it at least 20 times in the past three days.
21. [R57] YouTube 5/5 · US Its just amazing: Its just amazing with all content and others its not just videos there could be games, editing, even other types like youtube tv and regular also even music on seperate apps
22. [R67] Messenger 3/5 · US Heating issue: I am using an iPhone 14. But whenever i am using messenger app, my phone becomes very hot, it gets even hotter. It’s hard to use it like that. Moreover, the app is so glitchy. Whenever i open a chat, it glitches.
23. [R68] Messenger 1/5 · US Switched to IOS, have been trying to log in for a while and no luck... garbage app: Switched to IOS, have been trying to log in for a while and no luck... garbage app
24. [R71] Messenger 2/5 · US Missing notifications: This is more on Facebook page where I have a notification that somebody replied to my comment and then I click on it and it's somebody else or it won't show the person. HUGE BUG!
25. [R72] Messenger 5/5 · US Works well: I have no unexpected issues with messaging I like the privacy
26. [R79] Google Drive 1/5 · US Update sucks: I hate this update. It makes my job infinitely harder. When I get receipts from employees I need to move them to another folder once they are recorded and there is no way to do that now without multiple new steps. Please put the option to move files back where it was.
27. [R80] Google Drive 5/5 · US Super easy to use: Such a great user experience, so easy to use
28. [R84] Google Drive 3/5 · US App: Interface is a bit laggy and doesn’t have legend have drive viewers.
29. [R85] Google Drive 2/5 · US Constant AI assistant interruption: I don’t want the constant AI assistant pop up that interrupts my work and takes up half the screen. I have to X out or say no thanks constantly. I do not need AI to summarize a document I am clearly able to see and read myself. Also, why is it that now when I open a PDF, all of the background workspace is visible and the X and next buttons are clear bubbles I ca
30. [R93] Google 2/5 · US Read Aloud disappeared: To be honest, I don’t really like the Google app, I am just super used to safari and can’t change it but I heavily, HEAVILY, used it for the “Read Aloud” function (and it’s the only reason why I use the Google App). It was working just fine but the option suddenly disappeared the day before yesterday. I have already removed the app, reinstalled, removed shut down the phon
31. [R94] Google 5/5 · US Helpful!: It helps us understand things
32. [R95] Google 1/5 · US Difficult: Meant to make life easier, nope…redirects slow, takes you to shady locations and the longest route possible
33. [R96] Google 5/5 · US My friend google ai: It’s so kind and nice
34. [R107] Google Chrome 1/5 · US Scrolling Tab Groups: This is still an issue as of 7/9/26 - Taking away the ability to scroll through tab groups when you’re trying to add a link to the them was not a good decision. I can’t for the life of me think of any reason why anyone would think it was.
35. [R112] Google Chrome 3/5 · US NOT BAD: I don’t hate it but o don’t love it. My main issue is the home page, The news story’s and other things. That to narrow make wider. NOT BAD,
36. [R113] Google Chrome 1/5 · US New Update: This new update is infuriating. I don’t want Gemini at the bottom of my page, or anywhere near me. I don’t want the search and tabs bars to be disjointed. The fact we cannot return Chrome to how it was before the update, or remove Gemini from our bar!, is awful. Please give us the option to return back to the previous version of Chrome.
37. [R116] Google Chrome 2/5 · US Too much AI: I am sick of AI trying to guess what I’m thinking all the time. It tries to correct my technical word spellings (incorrectly of course) of course). Or suggests words that pop up and have no relevance and interrupts my train of thought that wastes my time. I feel like it’s gathering information from me so that it can “learn” but I don’t feel it’s my responsibility to be a teacher to t
38. [R46] Google Maps 1/5 · US Why?: What is with the bubbly shiny appearance? It looks like my young daughter got ahold of my phone, what was wrong the map looking like a map? The bigger annoyance, why can I no longer have the camera angle directly above the vehicle? It used to be a very easy adjustment if you wanted it directly above or angled behind, now it’s only 1 angled view. Not sure why such changes are made, you ma
39. [R31] Google Maps 1/5 · US AI inclusion ruined core features: The addition of AI features (for what exactly? Who knows!) has nerfed core functionality. Want to switch apps while listening to music? Hope you like 4 second skips. Check Notification Center while using it? Hope you didn’t need Bluetooth connected! Classic Google problem of prioritizing new build over core maintenance. This time has finally pushed me over to A