I do use Saved Places but only for storing bus terminals, Airbnbs addresses, etc. Google My Maps has the advantage of grouping places by a column (e.g. rating, reviews) and modifying icons based on the place type (which I frequently use). It also doesn't clutter the maps with landmarks (they only show up when the map is selected).
1. For me all layers are enabled by default when I load a map on the Maps application
2. I agree that this is quite annoying. The workaround I found was to add the missing information in the CSV file which then shows up in My Maps
Having said that, there are still tons of features missing from My Maps, e.g. each layer can have a limited number of places and there's no API to import the CSV file programmatically. There's a pretty hectic list of feature requests here: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues?q=google%20my%20maps%...
1. For me all layers are enabled by default when I load a map on the Maps application
2. I agree that this is quite annoying. The workaround I found was to add the missing information in the CSV file which then shows up in My Maps
Having said that, there are still tons of features missing from My Maps, e.g. each layer can have a limited number of places and there's no API to import the CSV file programmatically. There's a pretty hectic list of feature requests here: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues?q=google%20my%20maps%...