Why Google Maps provider is marked obsolete?

Created on 20 January 2025, 4 days ago

In the issue #3405331 → the GooglePlace provider was introduced and the GoogleMaps provider was marked obsolete.

Is there a reason behind that?

From a internet search Google Maps API isn't deprecated.
What's more, the Google Maps API returns more coherent results, at least under some search.

E.g. "Via Pace 12 Milano" returns the complete address on Milan as suggestion.

If using Google Places, the same search string doesn't return the Milan address, but addresses' of nearby towns.
It's necessary to "force" the search putting the CAP code as first element, but this isn't a solution viable for a field available to "basic" user.

I'd suggest to drop the "obsolete", the two APIS provide different functionalities.

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🇮🇹Italy Giuseppe87

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🇫🇷France lazzyvn paris
it is meaning i will not support google map anymore. in terms of programming, google map is really not optimized. when you type a search string with google map, it will actually send more than 2 requests below the first step to get the id and then continue to use this id to get the details. meanwhile google place only needs to send one request, it will return all the information to you and it also saves the requests that have been sent, if they are the same, it will only charge you once, You will save a lot money if you use google place instead of google map.

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