Google has released a native maps app for the iPhone and it's fast,
full-featured, and quite frankly the best-looking mobile maps experience
on the market today. After months of problems and a formal apology
in the wake of Apple's own Maps app on iOS 6, many have been waiting
for Google to offer a solution that could serve as a viable replacement.
If the brief demo we saw earlier this week is any indication, Google
has delivered.
The majority of maps features that matter are all here: traffic,
turn-by-turn navigation, transit directions, walking directions,
satellite view, street view, indoor photos, Zagat restaurant reviews,
and a bit of integration with your Google profile. Unlike many of
Google's other, earlier efforts on iOS, Google Maps is a fully-native
app instead of a "web wrapper." It also utilizes vectors instead of
graphical tiles, which translates into faster load times and lower data
costs.
Description
Navigate your world with Google
Maps, now available for iPhone. Get comprehensive, accurate and
easy-to-use maps with built-in Google local search, voice guided
turn-by-turn navigation, public transit directions, Street View and
more. Use Google Maps to discover great places to eat, drink, shop and
play, with ratings and reviews from people you trust. Sign in to save
your favorite places and quickly access all your past searches and
directions from your computer, right on your phone.
Search
* Find addresses, places and businesses around the world with Google local search.
* Discover places to eat, drink, shop and play, with ratings and local reviews.
* Sign in to sync your searches, directions, and favorite places between your computer and your phone.
Directions
* Get voice guided, turn-by-turn driving directions.
* Find your way by train, bus, subway or walking directions.
* Access live traffic information in cities across the world.
Street View and imagery
* View 360-degree panoramas of places around the globe with Street View.
* See inside more than 100,000 businesses worldwide.
* View high resolution satellite imagery of locations around the world.
Simple and easy to use
* An entirely new Google Maps experience on your iPhone.
* Newly designed and streamlined interface for even easier navigation of your world.
* Use gestures to explore the map and browse results.
Search
* Find addresses, places and businesses around the world with Google local search.
* Discover places to eat, drink, shop and play, with ratings and local reviews.
* Sign in to sync your searches, directions, and favorite places between your computer and your phone.
Directions
* Get voice guided, turn-by-turn driving directions.
* Find your way by train, bus, subway or walking directions.
* Access live traffic information in cities across the world.
Street View and imagery
* View 360-degree panoramas of places around the globe with Street View.
* See inside more than 100,000 businesses worldwide.
* View high resolution satellite imagery of locations around the world.
Simple and easy to use
* An entirely new Google Maps experience on your iPhone.
* Newly designed and streamlined interface for even easier navigation of your world.
* Use gestures to explore the map and browse results.
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