See the new features in THIS upgrade – now go forth and suffer! I admit it. I am one of the millions of Android phone users. That makes me something of a glutton for Google-induced pain. This week, I was trying to provide helpful navigation assistance in downtown Boston, where any navigational aide is a blessing. I discovered that Maps (and its associated and fast-talking Nav app) have been, er, upgraded and now mysterious. Maps still works – after two crashes, the third start is a charm. But it now has an unrecognizable set of icons and hidden options – and Nav is no longer a separate app. Sadly, I am not helpful in navigating. Later I learn from the angry hordes on the Android forums that there is an Uninstall option to enable the unsuspecting to return to the previous version. And further research reveals a setting for the Google Play Store -- ‘Do not auto-update apps.’ And the default is, naturally, the reverse.
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