Google Rumored to Have iOS 6 Maps App Ready to Go

[freggo]

[citation][nom]josh1980[/nom]I live in a major metro area...[/citation]

Why keep it a secret?
If we know where the map works than we can check and compare for ourselves with Google's Maps.

I am sure that Apples maps are not 100% of the time off but only in selected areas.
Still, the Washington Monument and Brooklyn Bridge are a bit harsh.

 

[damianrobertjones]

This is all a little bit too convenient!


Remove Google maps, replace with crappy version that's always behind, Google releases maps, cha-ching all the way to the bank for BOTH of them.

"These sources say the app will "appear in time" in the App Store. " - How fortunate for iPhone 5 owners

 

[nebun]

my iphone will not have any google apps on it....i have a GPS unit for directions....i am so tired of the maps app starting on its own....google's mobile apps suck big time

 

[nebun]

[citation][nom]arceighty[/nom]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.[/citation]
google's maps isn't that much better....i am kind of happy that apple is keeping away from it...good on them..google is greedy anyways....so much for open source, lol

 

[nebun]

[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]
just get a gps unit...they aren't that expensive....problem solved, lol

 

[nebun]

[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]
yes....apple can do whatever they want....it's their hardware not google's

 

[cRACKmONKEY421]

yes....apple can do whatever they want....it's their hardware not google's

But then by that same line of thought you could say Microsoft can do whatever they want with windows. It's their software, it doesn't belong to other companies that make web browsers.

 

[eternalkp]

apple iOS6 sucks ass
my iphone4 is so slow now
mapmyride is all ruined because of the apple new map.
thanx for nothing apple

 

[eternalkp]

new iOS is super slow on my iphone4
oh, apple map ruins my mapmyride app
good job apple

 

[nebun]

[citation][nom]eternalkp[/nom]new iOS is super slow on my iphone4oh, apple map ruins my mapmyride appgood job apple[/citation]
lol....upgrade buddy, lol....it is time...i am sure you can afford it 😛

 

[law shay]

[citation][nom]busuan[/nom]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."[/citation]

From day 1, the map Apple includes in iPhones is just "Map". Not Google Map.

Google gives data. Apple developers write codes.

The same deal with TomTom. TomTom gives data. Apple developers write codes.

The problem is Apple has very weak developers, who can't embark a bug free software.

 

[nebun]

[citation][nom]law shay[/nom]From day 1, the map Apple includes in iPhones is just "Map". Not Google Map.Google gives data. Apple developers write codes. The same deal with TomTom. TomTom gives data. Apple developers write codes.The problem is Apple has very weak developers, who can't embark a bug free software.[/citation]
google does not give map data to apple, apple gets data from NAVTEQ, the biggest gps data company in the world

 

[freggo]

[citation][nom]law shay[/nom]From day 1, the map Apple includes in iPhones is just "Map". Not Google Map.Google gives data. Apple developers write codes. The same deal with TomTom. TomTom gives data. Apple developers write codes.The problem is Apple has very weak developers, who can't embark a bug free software.[/citation]

Google sure as hell will not give Apple or anyone else access to their raw data that make their maps do what they do!

 

[law shay]

[citation][nom]freggo[/nom]Google sure as hell will not give Apple or anyone else access to their raw data that make their maps do what they do![/citation]

Go back and read yourselve. The deal is Google to give data to Apple, Apple to give Google money. The deal is over and Apple didn't renew the deal and went with TomTom.

In short, Apple got data from TomTom and re-write the software. Their engineers are very bad at writing software (while those in Google are really good).

Even when using the same raw data, iPhone's map app can't do turn by turn navigation and 3D building etc. So sad.

 

[freggo]

[citation][nom]law shay[/nom]Go back and read yourselve. The deal is Google to give data to Apple, Apple to give Google money. The deal is over and Apple didn't renew the deal and went with TomTom.In short, Apple got data from TomTom and re-write the software. Their engineers are very bad at writing software (while those in Google are really good).Even when using the same raw data, iPhone's map app can't do turn by turn navigation and 3D building etc. So sad.[/citation]

Re-read... I said 'RAW data' !

They got from Google data to make Google maps work.
Making your own Map application is a different matter.
Now you do not need 'finished and polished' location data but
you need the raw data that these where generated from.
That's where you earn the pudding 🙂

 

[reprotected]

[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]
I don't think anyone is approving on this. No "iSheep" I heard from has ever approved of what they were doing; there was much more rage that took place when they replaced it with their crap program. Apple is more than likely going to re-add Google Maps back, at least in the App Store or they will lose a lot of 3G+ iPhone users in the future.

 

[law shay]

[citation][nom]freggo[/nom]Re-read... I said 'RAW data' ! They got from Google data to make Google maps work.Making your own Map application is a different matter. Now you do not need 'finished and polished' location data butyou need the raw data that these where generated from.That's where you earn the pudding 🙂[/citation]

Google liscenced the use of their API to access their data (not the algorithms concerning accurate and minute correction, map-matching etc) to Apple. So I said, it is Apple map using Apple's crappy algorithms with Google data.

It is not like Apple guys come over to Mountainview with a Hard Disk and copy the data. Yet, Google allows to access their data through their API. In my eyes, it is just raw data because no technical know-how to use that data is accompanied.

Even before iOS6, Apple's Map sucks. It couldn't make use of some portion of data.

By the way, I live in Asia.

 

[quotas47]

I'm tired of everyone debating this crap. Google should just stop making their apps for iOS. Make a few for Windows Phone because Microsoft plays nice(nicer), but if Apple is going to be so defiant and vocal about not making it easy to get items on iOS, then don't make Google Apps available.
Google is under no obligation to develop these things. They want the marketshare from iPhone. This is understandable.
Keep their apps free on Google's Android OS, CHARGE for their apps on iPhones. Keep desktop applications free as they are, as there's more room for ad space on desktop web pages anyways.

If iOS users want Google apps, they can pay for them, just like any other useful app. Block iOS from using Google as its default search engine. Make them at least have to download an iOS app to search with Google, like the search bar I have on my ICS phone.

I'm telling you, I'd pay for a google suite of apps. I know their useful, I think I'd dislike Apple's solutions, or at the very least it'd prompt Apple not to constantly sell half-assed phones while calling the biggest "features" beta-tests.

For real. You want a fancy phone from a company that ideally only wants an "Apple Ecosphere," let them have it. Deny them the truly well engineered software that Google puts out, and see how great the phone is of its own accord.