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Google Said to Have Already Submitted Native iOS Maps App to Apple [Updated]
Amid major criticism of Apple's new Maps app for iOS 6 that replaces the Google-powered app included on the iPhone since 2007, multiple sources are now reporting that Google already has a separate Maps app for iOS ready to go and in fact already submitted to Apple.
The first report comes by way of The Guardian, which says that Google is indeed preparing its own Maps app for iOS 6.
9to5Mac has also weighed in with its own claims that Google has had a standalone version of its Maps app for iOS for a number of years and that an iOS 6-compatible version has indeed been submitted to the App Store.
Finally, TechCrunch is also claiming that a Google app is in the works, with the company aiming to have it available on the App Store "before Christmas". Apple has, however, been known to hold other Google apps in limbo for extended periods of time, so it remains to be seen if and when Google's solution will be available as an alternative to the built-in Maps app from Apple in iOS 6.
Update: The Loop's Jim Dalrymple, who is well sourced at Apple, pours a bit of water on the story that Google has submitted its own Maps app to Apple.
The first report comes by way of The Guardian, which says that Google is indeed preparing its own Maps app for iOS 6.
Google, I hear from roundabout sources, is enjoying the bad press Apple is suffering. It would be surprising if its mappers could resist some schadenfreude, since they are very proud of their work; having it rejected wholesale must be galling.The Guardian's report was tweeted by well-connected iOS developer Steve Troughton-Smith, who added a "Yep" to the assertion and framed it as if the app has already been submitted to Apple.
The same sources say that Google is preparing a Google Maps app for iOS6, which will appear in time. No official statement has been made and there will inevitably be questions over whether Apple will approve it in the App Store. (Apple might not, on the basis that it "competes with existing functionality", but would invite a further backlash if it did.)
9to5Mac has also weighed in with its own claims that Google has had a standalone version of its Maps app for iOS for a number of years and that an iOS 6-compatible version has indeed been submitted to the App Store.
Finally, TechCrunch is also claiming that a Google app is in the works, with the company aiming to have it available on the App Store "before Christmas". Apple has, however, been known to hold other Google apps in limbo for extended periods of time, so it remains to be seen if and when Google's solution will be available as an alternative to the built-in Maps app from Apple in iOS 6.
Update: The Loop's Jim Dalrymple, who is well sourced at Apple, pours a bit of water on the story that Google has submitted its own Maps app to Apple.
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86 months ago
And now google can control and update the maps app at their own discretion. Better for everyone.
86 months ago
Hopefully this will put a fire under Apple's ass to make their maps better.
86 months ago
If it is as good as the new YouTube app from google is, I will probably make this my primary map app until Apple sorts everything out.
I live in a major metro and I don't own a car, so the turn by turn Siri stuff means much less to me than public transit and walking directions do.
I live in a major metro and I don't own a car, so the turn by turn Siri stuff means much less to me than public transit and walking directions do.
86 months ago
If Apple really keeps Google Maps in approval hell for the next 2/3 months, there will be a very nasty backlash which will mean their entire approval process will be under a very public microscope once again.
I doubt they'll want that.
I doubt they'll want that.
86 months ago
Color me among those that will stick with Apple's new version of Maps. I like it better than Google's.
86 months ago
ok i have one rule about this and every other part of iOS. IF THERE IS ALTERNATIVE TO A PROBLEM YOU HAVE WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY ANY MONEY, DON'T FU**IN COMPLAIN ABOUT IT! For example, no native youtube app built in, or even maps because there are web apps and other services that work just as well.
You know, keep telling that to yourself.You are probably that kind of person that will defend Apple no matter what. That's fine, but don't expect anyone to agree with you here.
86 months ago
Color me among those that will stick with Apple's new version of Maps. I like it better than Google's.
Just don't travel too far from home.
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