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Apple vs Google Maps

I am very disappointed with the new Apple Map that replaced Google Maps. This is a backward move to 2009 software. How can I get Google Maps back. I need street view when I am in a strange neighborhood. 3D is cute but how many times will anyone use it. Please help!!!!

iPhone 4, iOS 6

Posted on Sep 19, 2012 9:46 PM

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Sep 20, 2012 12:33 AM in response to jayarr7

Dire... the new map app is awful. It's like a step back in time to the 1990's. No street view, extremely poor pixelated imagery. What on earth were you thinking Apple? Location based services are a fundamental aspect of a modern smart phone and you are now years behind your competitors. I’m seriously thinking of defecting to Android…. I really wish I could roll my devices back to IOS5. Idon't know about the rest of the world but it's usless in the UK.😢

Sep 20, 2012 12:37 AM in response to jayarr7

Awful quality satellite images (I mean REALLY TERRIBLE BLURRY WASHED OUT INDISTINCT GARBAGE)

3d flyover is useless as I don't live in one of the few cities that apple bothered to map

No STREETVIEW - this is my biggest gripe.


All in all, ios6 maps is a comprehensive FAIL from apple.



...and apple trying to spin ios6 maps as a positive feature...bwahahahahahahahaha

Sep 20, 2012 12:47 AM in response to jayarr7

Apple Maps are a total disaster. I'm so disappointed. It's the killer app for me on my iPhone, I've been telling people for ages how, when I head of to a meeting somewhere I've never been, I no longer print anything off. I just use my iPhone to find my way there as the mapping was brilliant. Now it's absolutely dire. The resolution from the satelite images is awful - and the lack of street view is a killer and I can't see this being implemented due to the huge effort required to get the images.


My son has a Galaxy Nexus and we compared maps last night after the "upgrade" to IOS6 and, well, there's no comparison. Its like Ive gone back 5 years in time.


I love my iPhone but this is going to push me into binning it and gong for Android - probably an S3. I can't believe I'm saying this but Apple Maps are truly awful. Apple - you should be ashamed of yourselves. This is not the way to treat your customers and is playing perfectly into the hands of Google and Android.


Fed up.

Sep 20, 2012 12:58 AM in response to Wattsy1963

I feel exactly the same, I relied on street view for my work and social activity, and apple have snatched it away and replaced it with this chod they call Apple maps. Wish I could downgrade back to 5.1.1 legit and safely. Lesson learned to do a bit more research before updating firmwares in future. I'm just praying Google are the "bigger company" in all of this and announce to release a google maps/street view for us iOS users but won't be holding my breath for anytime soon though. Gutted, took the shine of getting the 5 tomorrow now, that's how essential Google Maps and Street View where to me :(

Sep 20, 2012 1:22 AM in response to jayarr7

I never thought i'd ever say this, but i'm considering converting to an Android phone - the only reason i'm considering this is Apple's arrogance in believing they could replace Google maps with their own.

Street View - I can't work without street view, I travel for work and am always nervous about driving new roads, seeing them at street view before I go makes such a big difference to my confidence.

Me & my daughter got lost on a walk in the Lakes, I used Google maps to find our way - the little location dot turned into a directional view -showing us which way we were walking (we had been going in the opposite direction to our destination!).

I don't want a phone that can't give me street view and show me the way home - I won't be upgrading to iPhone 5, i'll be upgrading to an Android phone.

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