iPhone 101: Zooming in and out of maps

@Carl:

Actually, the unpinch motion to zoom in on Google Maps has worked since Day 1 on my iPhone, and seems to work in exactly the same manner as the unpinch motion in Photos. Is it possible your iPhone isn't working correctly?

Is there any reason that anyone can think that Google Maps doesn't use the standard "unpinch" gesture to zoom in? (like on photos -- you press the point you want to zoom with two fingers and then expand your fingers in the amount you wish to zoom).

The only reason I could think of is that the google map data is to low rez to accurately represent the zoom -- but I'd rather have it go blurry for a moment before refreshing and keep the same gesture to zoom in rather than have this one lone app that has a different UI..

Anyone else have ideas? Agree? Disagree..?

You know, I thought I'd love google maps on the iphone, but it's been an annoyance for me. Sometimes it doesn't find the same stuff as a regular google search - but far more annoying:
- do a search in safari's google for something local
-when you see the preview list on google for reviews and other information, click on the reviews
button

Automatically launches the google maps application. I can't read all the other good information it puts in there! Drives me nuts!

I really like all these iPhone tips, but surely you can make an iPhone blog so people that just want Apple news without the iPhone stuff won't get so annoyed.

I wish they could've implemented the two finger single tap in the web browser. Hopefully in the next update.

Before 7/29 this was TUAW ever since its more like TUIW-UG = The Unofficial Iphone Weblog and User Guide. I mean please are you seriously this obsessed with the Iphone that you need to write an article on how to zoom out on the Map utility. Please I think 99% of the people that own one (me included) should definately know this by now! I mean are you guys going to write an article next on how to turn on the Iphone next!?!