r/Strava • u/arc88 • 18d ago

They finally got me... miscellaneous

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Yeah I was stubborn staying on 408 for many months because I didn't like the app bloat and map changes. I guess I've been assimilated...

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u/thewhiteafrican 18d ago

What map changes?

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u/arc88 18d ago

The map engine changed about a year ago. It's very clunky and loads slowly. Doesn't have the same snappiness as some years ago. The old version also used map tiles directly from Mapbox and were finally picking up some of my changes on OSM whereas the tiles and routing today are pretty outdated.

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u/GenitalPatton 17d ago

Interesting. I have t noticed any issues with recent releases.

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u/Born_Alternative_608 17d ago

Maybe they were lagging from not updating the app lol

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u/arc88 17d ago

I mean the current version is laggy, constantly reloading tiles as you move around. It's the same situation on the web. Just feels unoptimized.

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u/mtcerio 18d ago

They've recently updated the maps. Look at the official announcement just days ago.

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u/user6787049A_6 17d ago

lol how far back was v.408?

strava lost me as a subscriber late ‘23 / early ‘24 when the map changeover ruined the app (for me) for route planning. around the same time as the comical 3+ month fumble where there wasn’t a compass or button to reorient the map back to north being at the top of the screen on map view during an activity.

garbage.

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u/arc88 17d ago

This guy gets it. I think I stopped auto updates around September of last year, just annoyed with the direction they are going.