More Contrast on Map

6 votes

It would be nice if the homes on the map was blue or black. That white on white is hard to see. We should not have to click on satellite view.

Under consideration Suggested by: Jacques Wilson (30 Jul, '19) • Upvoted: 27 Feb • Comments: 14

Comments: 14

10 Mar, '22
Demetris Merged
Please change this monchrome map to something that we can discern streets, land, and other important geographic features from each other. Right now your map looks like one big gray sea with blue markers from my prior marked houses.
10 Mar, '22
Dan Regan Admin Merged
Thank you for your suggestion, Demetrius! Have you tried using changing the base map to satellite view? You can do this by clicking the "map" icon when viewing the map on your phone. We also have something called "dark mode" and I've found the contrast is better on the map, making it easier to see streets. You can change to "dark mode" in settings.
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17 Mar, '22
Demetris Merged
I've included a picture from my desktop PC to show how practical-joke difficult it is to see streets and plan my drive for tomorrow. I love DealMachine and you all have done an excellent job, but this is a problem that is getting unbearable. I have to zoom very close to figure out where the actual street is...it's literally a sea of gray in areas I have not driven yet. With the route highlights it helps, but not for new areas in my county. PLEASE FIX THIS.
17 Mar, '22
Nate Dunlevy Admin Merged
Thanks for your comment. I can see it too on my large monitor. The map looks fine when I move it to my smaller screen, but on a large screen, it's washed out so you can't see the road boundaries. It's very strange to see the same roads appear and disappear as I move it between screens.

We will turn up the contrast on it.
18 Mar, '22
Nate Dunlevy Admin Merged
"The Map on PC is ridiculously difficult to see streets!" (suggested by Demetris on 2022-03-17), including upvotes (1) and comments (1), was merged into this suggestion.
10 Feb, '23
Angus Merged
Can’t read small light gray type. Larger print/ greater contrast needed
14 Feb, '23
Dan Regan Admin Merged
Hi Angus - Dan from DealMachine here!

Have you tried using "dark mode"? You can turn that on in your settings.
20 Dec, '23
Keith Merged
Its hard for me to see the street in both the mobile and online map until i zoom in very close. Like it blends in with the background too much. It would be great to contrast the street color. Thanks. Also a north always on top feature would make my day as well.
25 Jan
Bruce A
This suggestion falls under the same thing I was going to bring up. I have a very hard time trying to differentiate the roads on Maps tab or the Comps map. I requires me to zoom to even see the roads on the map. I did take a screenshot to make it easier to see what I'm talking about, but its not allowing me to paste on this post.

Having a clear map and being able to see main throughways and landscapes is important in our industry.
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27 Feb
Ron Fleischman Merged
The Map needs More Definition on Day-time Map mode. I don't like the dark version or the satellite version of the Map. When using the drawing feature, etc., it's easier to use a day version of the map. Just like looking at the old-fashioned map books for folding maps. You know where you are on a map by the ROADS; that's why the old-fashioned maps were made this way. But on DealMachine.. I can't see roads. IT'S VERY BAD. IT'S TOO WHITE AND THE ROAD ARE AMOST UNSEEABLE. The roads need color and to have the Interstate, Hwy and other road # indicators. Something like what you get with Google Maps would be fine. The image attached is from a competitor website that has similar features and function to DealMachine. That map is GREAT!
28 Feb
Dan Regan Admin Merged
"More Definition on Day-time Map" (suggested by <Hidden> on 2024-02-27), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
22 Apr
Dan Regan Admin Merged
"Street Color in Maps" (suggested by <Hidden> on 2023-12-20), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
22 Apr
Dan Regan Admin
"Greater contrast on app!" (suggested by <Hidden> on 2023-02-10), including upvotes (2) and comments (3), was merged into this suggestion.
22 Apr
Dan Regan Admin
"The Map..." (suggested by <Hidden> on 2022-03-10), including upvotes (2) and comments (6), was merged into this suggestion.