The "soap opera" lived with Apple Maps has not yet come to an end. After the apologies of Tim Cook in public, and commenting that it was currently better to use the mapping services of other companies such as Google or Nokia, now there is the possibility that Google Maps will return to the Cupertino teams. And all this through an application that is published in the Apple online store.
As the newspaper The Guardian has learned, Google would be working on a Google Maps application to be able to send the "Apple application store" to the App Store before the end of the year. And is that the problems with the iOS Maps application is still evident in the daily use of customers. The whole problem is due to the fact that Apple wanted more independence and, in this way, delete Google's cartography from its services and propose its own solution. However, the database of the application that can be seen since the launch of iOS 6, is much poorer than that offered by Mountain View.
Google is working on an application to be downloaded to all Apple computers that were able to update to the latest version; owners of the original iPad were left without it. But, according to an internal leak from the Internet giant, the Internet company itself does not have much hope that Apple will decide to approve the application.
However, Scott Forstall's departure from the company would supposedly make things easier. And is that the ex- Apple executive was in charge of developing the new application and knew in advance that the mapping was not ready for launch. After what happened, and the public apologies of Tim Cook, it was the trigger for the head of Apple to leave the company.
On the other hand, even without Scott Forstall being present in the new process, sources also warn that Apple continues to work to improve its application with small improvements, apparently in the latest update under the name of iOS 6.0.1, where it would have been including a new database of coffee shops to show on the maps. It should be remembered that the information regarding certain public transport services disappeared; some places were displaced kilometers from where they should be located or, points of interest that were not shown on the screen either.
On the other hand, a few weeks ago some images were leaked from the Google Maps application in which Google works for Apple teams. It was still in the testing phase ”” alpha phase ””, but that corroborates the intentions of the Internet giant to be present again on Apple's mobile platform. Among some of the improvements that were discussed is that the application would be fully compatible with the new screen size of the iPhone 5 that reaches a diagonal of four inches. Also, its operation would be faster. However, next December "" when the launch of the Google Maps application is expected "" the final decision of Cupertino will be known.
