Reinstate Google Maps or lose a loyal Apple user

awgawg wrote:

I for one will not be upgrading my iPhone4 or iPad2 to iOS6 or getting a iPhone5 until Google Maps is restored as was. Apple should simply admit that it is has got it completely wrong by introducing a substandard substitute for the exisiting reliable, accurate and high quality mapping. If it wasn't broken there was no need to fix it. As a loyal Apple user, I am deeply disappointed and Apple risk losing my custom.

Bye. This forum is for support questions not for your rants.

Point taken!

awgawg wrote:

This is no rant.

And I'm Steve Jobs...

This rant wouldn't have happened if Apple didn't massively screw up. Would Jobs have allowed Maps to release as-is?

You tell me.

Since Steve Jobs has passed on, how would we know what he would have done?

I think all you people who are moaning and whining must have empty lives. There are loads of great Map Applications in the App Store. This is no Disaster. The sky hasn't fallen. You weren't just diagnosed with cancer. Your car didn't blow up. You weren't in a horrible car accident. Your house didn't burn down. No one you love died. Put things in perspective.

Really, Google Maps is that central to your well-being? Really?

haven't you read the post above mine? Templeton Peck is Steve Jobs reborn.

Apple is constantly working on improving their new Maps service, but until it reaches the level of finesse necessary to be usable, take a look at some alternatives.

Bing Maps offers a very good maps service with Bird's Eye, a feature similar to Flyover. It's arguably better than Google Maps.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bing/id345323231?mt=8

You can use Google Maps by creating a shortcut to the Home Screen with help from the article below.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/20/how-to-get-google-maps-on-ios-6

MapQuest also has a very nice app available.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mapquest/id316126557?mt=8

Nokia Maps is another great service that you can add to your Home Screen via a web shortcut.

http://m.maps.nokia.com

Waze is another very well reviewed app.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/waze-social-gps-traffic-gas/id323229106?mt=8

Here's an article detailing how to receive Public Transport directions.

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/09/transit-apps-ios6-woes/?pid=3798

If you want a YouTube app, Google has made a very improved version available on the App Store.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/youtube/id544007664?mt=8

If you would like to send a suggestion to Apple, please go to http://www.apple.com/feedback or you can Report a Problem via the Maps app by tapping the bottom right.

Google Maps is central to our smartphone choice. Nothing more.

Thanks for the suggestions but it should be noted that all of those are downgrades from the native googlemaps app.

gozu wrote:

Google Maps is central to our smartphone choice. Nothing more.

OK....if you say so.

rbrylawski -

you may never have left tampa, but some of us do a **** of a lot of travelling.

believe me.. maps ARE central.. but i guess we were taking it for granted.