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1P_MattG
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2 years ago

Experiment #3 - Nearby Items

Hi y'all! I can't believe we are already shipping Experiment 3?! This one has a very special place in my heart. This project actually came out of a Hackday we did internally. Everyone was SOOOO ex...
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ag_andrew
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2 years ago

Hey Definee, great question.

During development we discussed allowing users to set a default Map provider but decided against it for several reasons:

  1. Using the system-provided mapping provider was much simpler and less prone to bugs than trying to load maps from third party providers.
  2. The built-in mapping APIs are far more complete than third-parties can provide.
  3. We didn't want to further complicate an already complicated feature

But your feedback is an excellent reason why we're trying it out in Labs to see when rough edges there are.

Can you tell me a bit more about your platforms and use-cases so I can bring it up with the team?