iOS 6 - Maps No Sound

Same - waiting for it to be updated in Australia. - Will it be an update on the phone? Does anyone know?

I'm in Michigan.

It is Jan. 2013 by now.

The turn-by-turn voice instructions DOES NOT work, for both Apple Maps or Google Maps for IOS6.

They both start with the voice instruction (how to get out of my driveway :-), but after that...silence and missing turns.

The same happens when I ask Siri to take me somewhere. It starts out OK, but it dies as soon as I am out of my driveway. Very frustrationg and it really becomes a USELESS app.

I hope they'll fix it soon.

BTW, I left the same message with Apple iPhone at:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

Will see :-)

Here's the answer now - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id585027354?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id585027354?mt=8

This URL takes to a site that tells me how to download Google Maps!

MY question was/is: I have BOTH Apple and Google Maps on my 4S/iOS 6 iPhone.

NEITHER gives me the voice turn-by-turn instruction that we all got used to!

That IS a big problem - waiting for the Apple geniuses to solve it!

BTW, on my Galaxy tablet: the voice turn-by-turn instruction on Google Navigation works GREAT!

So that tells me it is an Apple software problem!

I think I have ANOTHER answer to the same question:
Last week I was in Florida, vacationing with a rental car...NO PROBLEM with the sound.

Then I came back here and rode in my car: a 2012 Ford Edge, with SYNC on it. Guess what?

NO SOUND. I think it might be something to do with the SYNC system? (I had some other few problems with the 2012 version). I had 2008 and 2010 SYNC with no problem but it looks like some genius wanted to improve things.

If you have problems with the voice with Google Maps and/or Apple Maps, tell us if you have a Ford car with SYNC on it...it might lead somewhere!

Thank you!!

Tested it yesterday: Turned OFF the Bluetooth on my phone (i.e. disconnected it from SYNC) and the voice was on all the time for Google Maps.

Then I turned the Bluetooth back ON: The voice was GONE.

So, who'e messing up: Apple or Ford's SYNC???

Someone with an answer please??

I have iOS 1.6.1

It's an Apple feature, so unless other people using other phones have the same issue, it is, by fefault, Apple responsibility.

I've known for a while my iPad Maps voice features were deactivated (or removed) because it doesn't have cellular network capabilities. What Apple didn't count on is that I have a Verizon Jetpack Hotspot device. I basically have the Internet everywhere and I don't see why I have to pay at least 200 dollars more to get a feature that is so easily available through competitors.

Thank you Edgarin108!

I did the same test with the Apple Maps last night. It worked great without the Bluetooth connected.

But, once I turned on the Bluetooth feature (i.e. connected the iPhone to the SYNC system)...no voice instructions!

So, I'm convinced that it is something to do with the combo of iPhone and Ford SYNC :-(
At least I know how to temporarily resolve it!

Does Apple people read these postings...like to get ideas on how to improve their system? I hope they issue the 1.6.2 SOON with this issue corrected!

They probably do for new topics and ones that have a lot of traffic. If you want to directly send feedback to Apple go here http://www.apple.com/feedback/

Thank you Edgarin108...I sent in my concern/problem :-)

You welcome. Just in case you actually want someone from Apple to try to fix it for you, you can go to the expresslane https://expresslane.apple.com

I have the same problem on the iPhone 5 - when it is plugged in to a USB port, there is no audio in Apple Maps. Unplugged it and the audio came back on.

If we are still talking about iPhone and Ford Sync:

It is the same problem with Apple AND Google Maps: No sound...if you do not do two things:

One is to turn OFF your iPhone's Blue Tooth option. You can get the sound thru your iPhone (not thru your cars radio) and all works well...but then you cannot use your "hands free" option that you love about your Ford Sync.

So here is the OTHER option: Set your type of source in your car/sync system.

Hit Aux, then Menu, then Sync-Media, hit OK

Now scroll down until you see "Select Source", hit OK

Now scroll down to "Bluetooth Audio" Hit OK

You are ready to roll, with the sound of your Map programs coming thru your car stereo! The same goes for your Pandora app...nice music thru your Ford Sync/car stereo! AND your 'hands-free' options works great!!

Problem: Once you turn your car OFF, the whole arrangement goes out and it reverts back to the default: "LINE IN". The geniuses at Sync told me that they are aware of the 'problem' but they do not plan to have an option like make this MY DEFAULT! Not anytime soon they told me!! Who's paying those morons...us, the paying customers!

I found one way to get around this: Just before you are ready to turn your motor off, SHUT OFF your radio. Most of the time it remembers the last setup you had your SYNC on...but sometimes it does not remember it!

So here we have two giants like Apple and Ford Motor/Sync and they expect (?) guys like us to resolve their problems! Is that great or what?

Anyway, if you guys out there test it and it works for you, please let me know. I'm redy to pick up my new Ford Edge!!!