Apple reportedly tasks retail employees with highlighting iOS 6 Maps errors

Store managers at Apple's retail locations are said to have begun asking employees to report errors in the mapping database in iOS 6.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 61

Apple new Maps app hints company could extend service to Mac, PC browsers

Sharing a link from Apple's new Maps application in iOS 6 automatically forwards Mac and PC users to Google Maps, but the origin URL of "maps.apple.com" hints that Apple Maps could come to non-iOS devices in the future and compete with Google Maps on a wider scale.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 67

Revised Apple website no longer calls iOS 6 Maps most 'powerful'

In the wake of criticism over its Maps application for iOS 6, Apple has revised its website to no longer refer to the software as the most "powerful mapping service ever."

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 114

Consumer Reports compares iOS 6 Maps directions to Google's Android Maps

Consumer Reports pitted Apple's new Maps against Google's Android Maps in a "showdown" to see which provides better navigation features.

Daniel Eran Dilger 13 years ago 83

Apple highlights third-party mapping applications in iOS App Store

A new featured link on the iOS App Store invites users to "Find maps for your iPhone," and lists a number of paid and free alternatives to Apple's own Maps application in iOS 6.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 56

Google Maps adds new 45-degree satellite imagery to take on Apple's Flyover

As Apple apologized on Friday for subpar performance of its new iOS 6 Maps application, Google introduced a new feature that competes with Apple's Flyover: 45-degree satellite images.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 81

Apple CEO Tim Cook apologizes to customers for Maps in iOS 6

Apple on Friday published an open letter to customers on behalf of CEO Tim Cook, who formally apologized for Apple's new Maps in iOS 6 and "the frustration this has caused our customers."

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 381

Google's "iLost" Motorola ad faked an address to "lose" iOS 6 Maps

Google's Motorola Mobility subsidiary went looking for an address that didn't actually exist in an effort to artificially portray Apple's new iOS 6 Maps as deficient.

Daniel Eran Dilger 13 years ago 277

Street View functionality coming to Google Maps web app in two weeks, report says

In yet another article regarding Apple's bemoaned iOS Maps, The New York Times claims that Google will be adding Street View functionality to its web app in as little as two weeks, giving iOS 6 users access to the exclusive Google Maps feature.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 32

How Google was "skyhooked" by Apple's new iOS 6 Maps

Apple's surprise decision to launch its own Maps service in iOS 6 caught Google off guard in the same manner that Google turned the tables on Skyhook Wireless just two years ago.

Daniel Eran Dilger 13 years ago 108

Disagreements over turn-by-turn directions prompted Apple to ditch Google Maps

Apple's decision to abandon Google Maps with iOS 6 and implement its own mapping solution was reportedly driven by a disagreement between Apple and Google over turn-by-turn navigation.

Katie Marsal 13 years ago 89

Apple reportedly waived one year of Google Maps contract in switch to iOS Maps [u]

A report on Tuesday claims Apple had over one year left on its contract with Google Maps when it made the decision to replace the app with a proprietary solution, leaving the internet search giant with little time to develop a standalone version capable of running on iOS 6.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 191

Ridiculed in the West, Apple's iOS 6 Maps are instead praised in China

While many around the world have slammed Apple's new mapping software in iOS 6, the company has built a special version of Maps for China that has been praised as a "huge improvement over Google Maps," though it lacks some new features due to Chinese laws.

Katie Marsal 13 years ago 39

Steve Wozniak says Apple Maps disappointing but issues not severe

Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak said on Monday that he was "disappointed" with Apple's new Maps app in iOS 6, however noted the severity of issues reported by critics and users is questionable.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 88

Google's Schmidt offers strong words regarding Apple Maps flap

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt on Tuesday confirmed a new version of its popular iOS mapping app has not yet been submitted to Apple, adding that the iPhone maker's decision to switch to a new proprietary solution was perhaps a misstep.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 137

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