Google Rumored to Have iOS 6 Maps App Ready to Go

[JMcEntegart]

Word on the street says Google is waiting in the wings with its own Maps app for iOS 6.

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[aftcomet]

Screw iOS, the very last Maps update broke Latitude for me on my S3. Fix that.

 

[busuan]

I am 99% sure Google will not abandon the iPhone/iPad market; that would be stupid (not to be too blunt.)
As for removing Google map from iOS6, I don't believe that's a casualty of Samsung/Apple law suite. More likely, it was because Cook and Page could not reach a deal. If one digs slightly deeper into iOS6, one would see a much more tightly integrated map functions within iOS, which would be impossible with Google map since that demands Google to open up too much of its data set.
*6 Months ago*
Page, "I'd ask $1.5b for that and a seat on your board of directors."
Cook, "No way! TomTom charges $10mil, nothing else."
Page, "Well, go for it, give them a try."
...
*Today*
Cook, "O, s***, I've nought a lemon."

 

[arceighty]

Very bad move by Apple if they don't approve Google Maps for iOS. Apple's new map app is in its early beta version to say the least.

 

[nuvon]

Apple should allow Google Map for iOS 6. This is what most people have been using, and it gives choices for its customer.

 

[ELMO_2006]

I've got a gut feeling that *ANY* Google App for that matter will not be available via iTunes as Apple will shut them down.

 

[freggo]

Not to sound anti Apple...

Microsoft making installation of an alternative browser difficult NOT ok,
but Apple clearly shutting out competitors from their hardware is perfectly acceptable ?

 

[flaxx]

I have been happy with each iteration of iOS, but this latest one has been very disappointing, almost entirely because of the Maps app. I cannot believe how clunky and unrefined it is. Apple was talking about abandoning Google Maps since talks of iOS 4, and I honestly think Jobs was the reason Apple didn't follow through. I find it ironic that right after Jobs died, they pulled the trigger on Google Maps.

 

[nocteratus]

I just upgraded my iphone4 to iOS 6 and I'm very disappointed. Now I'm thinking of changing my iphone 4 for a SGIII.

 

[victorious 3930k]

[citation][nom]freggo[/nom]Not to sound anti Apple...Microsoft making installation of an alternative browser difficult NOT ok,but Apple clearly shutting out competitors from their hardware is perfectly acceptable ?[/citation]

This.

 

[teh_chem]

I can't wait until people stop talking about maps in iOS6.

 

[masterasia]

Apple should allow Google Map for iOS 6. This is what most people have been using, and it gives choices for its customer.

Agree......but Apple is not about "Choice"

 

[pocketdrummer]

[citation][nom]nocteratus[/nom]I just upgraded my iphone4 to iOS 6 and I'm very disappointed. Now I'm thinking of changing my iphone 4 for a SGIII.[/citation]

Everyone with a 3GS or a 4 got shafted. None of the new features worth mentioning made it to the older platforms. VOICE NAVIGATION doesn't work on 3GS or 4, but my MapQuest app DOES. Planned obsolescence much?

 

[pocketdrummer]

[citation][nom]pocketdrummer[/nom]Everyone with a 3GS or a 4 got shafted. None of the new features worth mentioning made it to the older platforms. VOICE NAVIGATION doesn't work on 3GS or 4, but my MapQuest app DOES. Planned obsolescence much?[/citation]

Oh, and the Panorama feature is gone too. Wow...

 

[Ragnar-Kon]

[citation][nom]pocketdrummer[/nom]Oh, and the Panorama feature is gone too. Wow...[/citation]

The panorama feature missing makes sense, as they are using some of the image processing power in the A5/A6 chips that are obviously not in the iPhone 3GS or 4. Yes they could just use software but that would require extra development time.

As for everything else... I understand what you're saying.

I personally was trying to decide between the Galaxy S3 and the iPhone 5. Went and saw both of them at a local Verizon store today. Almost ashamed of myself to say this... but I was honestly more impressed with the iPhone 5 than the S3. But... then learned about the lack of Google Maps on the iPhone and opted to go home empty handed.

 

[house70]

[citation][nom]Ragnar-Kon[/nom]The panorama feature missing makes sense, as they are using some of the image processing power in the A5/A6 chips that are obviously not in the iPhone 3GS or 4. Yes they could just use software but that would require extra development time.As for everything else... I understand what you're saying.I personally was trying to decide between the Galaxy S3 and the iPhone 5. Went and saw both of them at a local Verizon store today. Almost ashamed of myself to say this... but I was honestly more impressed with the iPhone 5 than the S3. But... then learned about the lack of Google Maps on the iPhone and opted to go home empty handed.[/citation]
At least you're trying to make an educated choice...
As far as the disabling features for older devices goes, this is Apple's version of fragmentation, something that iOS users will never accept it exists. It is very easy to modify the build.prop in any Android phone to show a different version of the OS when you go into About Phone, tab, but that does not make it the latest version. At least Android is being honest about it, whereas Apple is hiding it under the new version cover, even though most of the newer features are disabled, rendering the upgrade futile.
About the latest upgrade: I pity the fools that went ahead and lost the Google Maps with the latest rushed upgrade, another example of how Apple shafts it's customer base. In a couple years iOS maps will have the features that Google Maps has today, and Apple will be all over the news about how they invented the Maps application and all it's features. They just "invented" the notification bar in iOS 5, so go figure.

 

[samkl]

I miss streetview, Google please release Google map for iOS.
Apple, is x2 larger than Google, home comes you dont have street view cars driving all around the world?
-SK

 

[misterawsome]

[citation][nom]nuvon[/nom]Apple should allow Google Map for iOS 6. This is what most people have been using, and it gives choices for its customer.[/citation]
since when does apple give choices to their customers.

 

[cRACKmONKEY421]

Lately it seems that Apple focuses more on legal battles than on innovation. They should take a lesson from Google; they're always trying new things. Stock prices mean nothing to most people.

 

[bllue]

[citation][nom]freggo[/nom]Not to sound anti Apple...Microsoft making installation of an alternative browser difficult NOT ok,but Apple clearly shutting out competitors from their hardware is perfectly acceptable ?[/citation]
You just blew my mind.

 

[alexthager]

[citation][nom]nocteratus[/nom]I just upgraded my iphone4 to iOS 6 and I'm very disappointed. Now I'm thinking of changing my iphone 4 for a SGIII.[/citation]

You shouldn't have been expecting much, the iPhone 4 is an older device, so Apple left out a few notable features. I purchased the iPhone 5 today, though I've been using iOS 6 since June 11, and I love the new phone.

 

[jarlaxle493]

Honestly, here's how I would say this should play out:

1) Google Maps produces an app that is demonstrably better than that on iOS6 (already done, and not hard to demonstrate, read the news)

2) Google offer said app to Apple with one of the primary conditions being Apple end all lawsuits against the Android ecosystem. Not the handset maker infringements for physical design of the smartphones and tablets, but "how" the OS works. Also, fit in a directive that forces Apple to start licensing all of their patents, design and utility, at a discounted rate to any OEM that makes smartphones and tablets using the Android OS. Let's say, for 0.125% of the device profit margin, not to be confused as sale price, which a certain San Jose court and jury confused in August.

If Apple were to go ahead and take the deal, many benefits follow. Stock prices will continue rising due to more iPhone 5 purchases. People will be more inclined to continue buying other Apple products for integration in their personal and professional lives. This is a cycle that feeds on itself, and Apple will not lose that much money for the amount of market share they will gain.

The other end of the spectrum, if Apple were to refuse, is that they can watch their precious stock price plummet when the returns of iPhone 5's become monstrous and people stop moving to Apple products due to iOS 6 problems. Android already has worldwide market share; refusing a deal like this could make that lead even larger and further out of Apple's ability to influence.

The iPhone, iPad, and iOS are great, but Apple has made some serious blunders and continues to do so by slighting their parts manufacturers and Android OEM's. I hope the Android ecosystem at large takes advantage of this serious misstep and levels the playing field to what it should be: Competition by making better products, not whining when someone steals your toy.

 

[cookoy]

i'm not particularly comfortable buying from a company that forces me to use its own buggy product in-lieu of a perfectly working and good app from someone else, even a competitor.

 

[Guest]

has anyone actually used the new iOS maps? I used it last night, and thought it was a vast improvement over google maps. The mapping is smooth, the voice turn by turn navigation was accurate, and it was very easy to read.
I live in a major metro area, so I am not sure how it would do in a more rural area, but overall, I am very happy with the new iOS maps.

 

[nocteratus]

[citation][nom]alexthager[/nom]You shouldn't have been expecting much, the iPhone 4 is an older device, so Apple left out a few notable features. I purchased the iPhone 5 today, though I've been using iOS 6 since June 11, and I love the new phone.[/citation]

I wasn't expecting much of the new iOS but loosing the feature I was using the most on the iphone 4 (google maps) was the last straw and now I'm looking for an android device that will work the way I want. It will be a nice combo with my android tablet.