Can Google Maps replace Footprints?

[BlackDynamite]

I was shopping for a used car for my son a while back. Footprints made this a lot easier.

I would go look at a car and make a footprint. The footprint included a picture, plus all of the details like phone numbers, mileage, price they would accept, and any other relevant info.

I then sent the footprints to one of my buddies who knows about cars and he would go check them out.

It really made the process a lot smoother than it has ever been.

Anyway, I see lots of people in just about every ROM thread who want to remove footprints.

I am wondering if there is a better app that I don't know about or if even Google Maps can do this?

If Google Maps does this then I would rather just use that. That way I wouldn't be limited to only HTC phones if I send the "footprint" to someone else.

[DarkLord]

i'm on your side with this. i'm still clueless as to why the cooks would want to remove footprints. i have to continually add it back in. it's annoying.

google can't do the same thing. you can put "stars" at favorite addresses but that's it.

[jpwhre]

actually you can do the same thing with google maps. you have to create a "my map" were it lets you do about the same stuff. Don't know how difficult it would be using the phone, but Getting started with My Maps - Maps Help and check the vid too decide for yourself.

[DarkLord]

Originally Posted by jpwhre

actually you can do the same thing with google maps. you have to create a "my map" were it lets you do about the same stuff. Don't know how difficult it would be using the phone, but Getting started with My Maps - Maps Help and check the vid too decide for yourself.

that's not even close to "the same thing".

[BlackDynamite]

Yeah I tried to get Google Maps to do the things footprints does but couldn't get it to. I figured I was just missing it or something.

So why is everyone removing footprints? Is there a better app or something that people are using? Or do people just not care about this functionality?

The other day I made a nice list (footprints) of all the car washes in my area. I included prices and my own mini reviews. Of course it also had the picture, phone number, hours, etc (in the footprint details). So when I decide to get a car wash I can easily compare and get directions. And I can easily send that info to anyone who asks me where to get a car wash (assuming they have footprints).

I just can't understand why somebody would want to remove that if they weren't replacing it with something better.

[jpwhre]

I tried. It does let you add pics, write what yo want. And can be shared. Only thing is having to actually add routing instead of just a location.

[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by jpwhre

actually you can do the same thing with google maps. you have to create a "my map" were it lets you do about the same stuff. Don't know how difficult it would be using the phone, but Getting started with My Maps - Maps Help and check the vid too decide for yourself.

On my phone so I'll check it out when I get home...

With footprints, you hit add a footprint and it lets you take a picture, logs the gps coordinates, automatically determines the address, and then lets you add whatever notes you want. Not sure if the link you posted does this or not (I'll check it out when I get home), but that is basically what footprints does.

[jpwhre]

The link shows how to do it.

[BlackDynamite]

Okay so I watched the video and figured I'd try it out to see if I could do what I needed.

I am not seeing how to do any of that from my phone. When I go into the Google Maps app, I can't see anyway to create a new map.

Is that a computer (or web browser) only feature or is there a way to do it from the Android app?

Also, is there a way to just have one spot, or does it have to be a whole route like in the video?

I just want to mark one spot with gps coordinates (and possibly address), take a picture, save some details, and be able to come back to it (with 1 touch navigation directions) and/or share it in the future.

[jpwhre]

The app lets you veiw my maps but the stock browser lets you create. How well i couldn't say. My phone has been flakey past couple days and freezes often (stock) even after several resets.