Today I made a trip to West Virginia from Maryland and back. This was the first time I tried Google map for navigation on an iPad 3 (for a bigger screen due to aging eye sight), which connected to my iPhone 6's hot spot through Verizon. I was very disappointed with Google map's performance. It failed to update map on real time, did not provide turn to turn voice assistance, and refused to reroute when I deviated from the original planned route regardless in mountains or cities. I don't see this kind of performance when I run Google map on my iPhone 6. My old 5" screen Garmin GPS saved the day this time. However, it is not perfect. Last time I had to rely on Google map on my iPhone 6 to navigate through the Reagan National Airport in D.C. because my Garmin GPS simply could not track my car despite with the latest map update.
My questions are:
1) Does Google map behave differently on legacy hardware since iPad 3 is couple generations behind?
2) Is the abnormality related to the hot spot connection somehow?
3) Will Google map runs normally on a latest iPad Pro with LTE (without hot spot connection but with better hardware) like on my iPhone 6?
4) My daughter suggests a latest larger screen Garmin GPS unit is a better option than a latest iPad with LTE since an iPad will be outdated faster hardware wise plus more expensive. What is your opinion?
Thanks.
My questions are:
1) Does Google map behave differently on legacy hardware since iPad 3 is couple generations behind?
2) Is the abnormality related to the hot spot connection somehow?
3) Will Google map runs normally on a latest iPad Pro with LTE (without hot spot connection but with better hardware) like on my iPhone 6?
4) My daughter suggests a latest larger screen Garmin GPS unit is a better option than a latest iPad with LTE since an iPad will be outdated faster hardware wise plus more expensive. What is your opinion?
Thanks.
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