And finally, iPhone
gets back Google Maps.
The most popular
mapping service in the world traced its way back to the iPhone on Wednesday
after the Google Maps’ iPhone App was released. The release takes place about 3
months after Apple introduced its own Apple Maps and replaced the versatile
Google Maps.
Apple Maps has been
proved to be way mediocre in comparison to Google Maps. The shocking shoddiness
that the Apple Maps came with led to a rare public apology issued by Apple CEO
Tim Cook. He even recommended iPhone users to access Google maps through their
web browsers and seek other alternative ways to get navigation information. Cook
has fired the executive, who was in charge of the operating system after the
much-hyped Apple Maps was reduced to nothing but a joke.
Apple Maps had most of
the landmarks misplaced. Significant towns were overlooked and there have been
reported instances of iPhone users getting lost. One of the most egregious
example of such an instance is that the Australian police had issued public
warning to be careful while using Apple maps while traveling. Apparently, the
city of Mildura was grossly misplaced on Apple Maps, posing life threatening
risks since the system directed users to look for the city into a remote desert
that is located 44 miles away from the actual destination.
On the flip side,
Google is summoning its latest iPhone app as a great new achievement.
Mobile director of
Google Maps, Daniel Graf said that the company has started from the scratch
when it comes to designing maps.
Apple is said to have
taken the decision to design its own mapping app when Google had refused to add
the popular turn-by-turn directions feature to the iPhone app, while the
feature was available to all Android users.
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