Apple’s Maps Snatched Millions Of Google Maps Users
After the release of Apple’s Maps, it started to grab customers’ attention more widely. And now it’s been reported that Maps has snatched million of Google Maps users.
Get Street View On iOS 6 Maps Using The Street View App
Apple’s own Maps app for iOS devices hasn’t exactly been a success. Whereas it lacks many features, one of the critical deficiencies is the lack of any alternatives to the popular ‘Street View’ feature in Google Maps. An iOS developer has now devised a clever way of accessing the Street View features directly from within the iOS 6 Maps app.
Google Maps iOS App Downloaded More Than 10 Million Times Within 48 Hours
iOS users have been clamoring to get a Google Maps iOS app ever since Apple ditched Google’s mapping solution for its own. Google had finally released the app only last week and within 48 hours, the app had been downloaded more than 10 million times!
Google Maps For iOS Finally Released, Tops The iPhone App Store
In a huge and rather overwhelmingly pleasant surprise to the iOS users, Google Maps for iOS has finally landed in the App Store. In other words, iOS users will once again be able to access the best mapping solutions on their mobile devices. The app has already topped the iPhone App Store’s free apps section.
Apple Maps App Leads Motorists Astray, Australian Police Warns Against Using It
Apple’s Maps app has been lambasted enough in the past. The main problem with it is the incorrect positioning of different locations, rendering it nearly unusable. Australian police has now warned the users not to use the app since it can give them wrong directions.
Apple May Include Siri And Maps Integration In OS X 10.9
Apple has long cited its plans to bring together its desktop and mobile operating systems. And in a bid to do so, the company has been steadily introducing iOS features into its recent OS X builds. Rumors have it now that Apple will be releasing the upcoming OS X 10.9 with both Siri and Maps integration.
Apple May Not Approve A Google Maps Apps
When Apple released iOS 6 with its own Maps and essentially eradicated Google Maps from the new iteration, it was a major disaster. The new Maps were no good as they lacked some of the most basic features. Consequently, Apple had to issue apologies and direct iPhone users to use viable alternatives. Nonetheless, Apple may still refuse to accept a Google Maps app whenever it is released.
Google Takes The Mobile War To Apple’s iOS
With its boatload of apps for iOS devices, Google has clearly made encroachments into Apple’s ecosystem. The question is, how will this battle between the two play out?
Survey Indicates Apple Maps Issues Aren’t A Huge Ordeal
If you thought Apple Maps were horrible, think again, a survey taken in September proves that Apple’s new mapping application isn’t all too bad. I’ve used Apple Maps to travel an exceptional five-hundred miles and not once was I brought off track due to a misplaced street or blurry graphic. ChangeWave, a market researching firm, released data following their 4,270 consumer survey to comfort my point.
Apple Maps Allows Users To Cache Large Areas For Offline Viewing
Apple Maps in iOS 6 allows users to cache a much larger area for offline viewing than Google Maps. Apple Maps allows users to view any location around a 740 mile radius (1200 km) from cache when a data connection is lost. Google Maps provided viewing of areas in just a 10 mile radius. While traveling, many users commonly experience some-sort of internet outage, and with this type of offline viewing radius, users will be able to continue their trip for miles.
Apple Hiring Ex-Google Maps Personnel To Work On Its Maps
When Apple replaced Google Maps with its own Maps in iOS 6, many called it an unwise decision. And since the release of iOS 6, this has proved quite true. iOS users all around the globe are lambasting Apple for having dished out a very poor mapping service in place of Google Maps. Apparently taking a lesson from it, Apple is now aggressively hiring ex-Google employees to work on its Maps.
Apple Releases iOS 6: New Feature & Direct Download Link
Apple has been rolling out most of its iOS 6 features already. And now that the full iOS 6 updates is here, iOS users get to have yet another boatload of new features on their devices. The notable thing about the new release is that it has ditched Google Maps and comes, rather, with Apple’s own Maps. Here we have direct downloads links too.
iOS 6 Beta 3 Released By Apple, Contains New Settings For Maps
It’s been only three weeks since Apple released the last beta build of iOS 6. However, it seems that Apple wants to pack a whole lot of features into it quickly. Apple probably wants its developers to test out the new features well enough before they are rolled out to all Apple users. That’s why, the company has released the third beta build of iOS 6 for the developers pretty quickly.
Apple Released Their Own Maps Service With iOS 6, Include Flyover And Turn-By-Turn Navigation
As had been long expected of Apple, the company has finally launched its Maps in iOS 6. The analysts had pegged this move at Apple’s attempt to distance itself from the regular Google Maps and from the excellent features that are a part of Apple’s Maps, it seems that Apple will successfully bag users of Google Maps on iOS.
Apple’s New Moves Will Reduce Google’s Revenue
It seems that the relationship between two tech giants, Apple and Google, have been deteriorating recently. Specifically, ever since the launch of Android, both are seen somewhat as rivals. And this rivalry is about to get serious as Apple gears up to launch a mapping service of its own for iOS devices. This would be a huge step towards divorcing Google Maps from iOS.
