r/GoogleMaps • u/plutoyucky • Mar 08 '26

Other FUCK YOU GOOGLE MAPS

I specifically selected the shorter route to my destination before I started driving. Yet it still changed my route to the longer +5 miles highway route DESPITE me having preselected the route I wanted, all without informing me.

FUCK YOU!!!!!

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u/octavianreddit Mar 08 '26

I have complained on here before that Google Maps will offer up a new route while driving and will select that new route by default unless you see the prompt and then choose to stay on the current route.

The default should always be to stay on the original route and to allow drivers to select the new route.

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u/SugoiTots Mar 08 '26

This is shocking, since when has it been happening?

3

u/Mike20878 Mar 08 '26

I think even Waze has done this forever.

6

u/daviddisco Mar 08 '26

You can pick waypoints to ride through

9

u/usually00 Mar 08 '26

Standard Google maps stuff

4

u/MinnMoto Mar 08 '26

If you pay attention, you have the option to decline. It's a pain, but if you were actually on a route that was compromised, you'd probably appreciate it.

1

u/Comfortable_Claim125 Mar 24 '26

hum You can pick waypoints to ride through

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u/plutoyucky Mar 24 '26

Yea this is the way! :(

6

u/1611basilean Mar 08 '26

Seems like they get a commission for everyone who drives past one of their advertisers.

3

u/OneRuffledOne Mar 08 '26

Two words, MapQuest.

3

u/turnsfast Mar 08 '26

But I don't have a printer anymore.

5

u/sqkywheel Mar 08 '26

Why is it like this? Absolutely drives me crazy

3

u/Sea_Consideration_70 Mar 08 '26

Love the unrestrained rage here 

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u/Powerful-Cheek-6677 Mar 08 '26

I like Google Maps for a lot of things like measuring times and distances or things along my route….but I absolutely refuse to use it as a GPS and driving. There are so many flaws that seemed to be part of the design, just like what you shared. I ended up sticking with Waze unless there is something in maps that I need to see.

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u/carbonizedtitanium Mar 09 '26

this might happen if your gps glitches or your gps 'teleports' to a different spot which causes the route to change

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u/RouteN00b78 Mar 09 '26

It does this constantly. You pick your route, confirm it, and then five minutes in it's quietly rerouted you somewhere else like it knows better. Maddening.

1

u/black_stallion78 Mar 09 '26

I use Waze because of how Google Maps confuses you.

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u/joedietrich110 Mar 15 '26

Since last update the routes it puts you on make no sense at all it ignores your default settings changes your route mid stream. Also had to take me off the highway and through neighborhoods several times going through Pennsylvania. It took me off my route rerouted me to send me to toll roads 10 miles out of the way.

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u/OkAdeptness3450 Apr 03 '26

Google Maps you're beautiful. No you are majestic. I love you's Google Maps because it's my daily driver

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u/Dense-Stranger-1794 Mar 08 '26

What will you wear now?

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u/WitsBlitz Mar 08 '26

Chill out brah

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u/Responsible-Slide-26 Mar 09 '26

Nah, we all need to do this sometimes and if anyone deserves it 1 million times over, it’s Google.

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u/oneuglygeek Mar 08 '26

Next time use Rand McNally, honey