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> So I have no clue why on earth Apple created such a neutered mapping app for a mobile device. The terms of the license agreement with Google for maps data li

by czhiddy 14y ago

> So I have no clue why on earth Apple created such a neutered mapping app for a mobile device. The terms of the license agreement with Google for maps data likely didn't include the ability to perform turn-by-turn navigation. Another reason why they moved to their own maps backend for iOS 6.

rogerchucker 14y ago
Does that mean by the time Google had decided to work on the iPhone-like Android interface, they had been planning to work on a turn-by-turn navigation system using Google Maps for Android as well?
- no_more_death 14y ago
  Android has had turn-by-turn navigation at least since 2010. Having a GPS is irrelevant if you've got an Android.
  - abruzzi 14y ago
    Actually it depends on how you use GPSs. Its certainly possible to write a mapping/GPS app for a smart phone that is competitive with the more advanced features of handheld or dashmount GPSs, but I simply haven't seen one yet. None of the features I need are big ones, but rather a bunch features that add up to a much better user experience for a GPS geek. A couple of those hard to find features are: multi point routing (or some way to allow me to tell the GPS the route instead of the other way around), ability to build routes on PC/Mac and upload to the GPS, off-road routing, track to route conversion, etc..
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- taligent 14y ago
  Could well be the case. It's pretty clear that Google deliberately withheld the data needed for Apple to implement turn by turn/3D in order to give a competitive advantage to Android. Apple purchased Placebase in July 2009 which should give an indication of when they decided to build their own map platform.
kalleboo 14y ago
What I read was that Google would allow Apple to do turn-by-turn in exchange for ads. Apple don't want to sully iOS with ads so they refused those terms, and Google wouldn't agree to anything else.

by czhiddy 14y ago

rogerchucker 14y ago

Does that mean by the time Google had decided to work on the iPhone-like Android interface, they had been planning to work on a turn-by-turn navigation system using Google Maps for Android as well?

no_more_death 14y ago
Android has had turn-by-turn navigation at least since 2010. Having a GPS is irrelevant if you've got an Android.
- abruzzi 14y ago
  Actually it depends on how you use GPSs. Its certainly possible to write a mapping/GPS app for a smart phone that is competitive with the more advanced features of handheld or dashmount GPSs, but I simply haven't seen one yet. None of the features I need are big ones, but rather a bunch features that add up to a much better user experience for a GPS geek. A couple of those hard to find features are: multi point routing (or some way to allow me to tell the GPS the route instead of the other way around), ability to build routes on PC/Mac and upload to the GPS, off-road routing, track to route conversion, etc..
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taligent 14y ago
Could well be the case. It's pretty clear that Google deliberately withheld the data needed for Apple to implement turn by turn/3D in order to give a competitive advantage to Android. Apple purchased Placebase in July 2009 which should give an indication of when they decided to build their own map platform.

kalleboo 14y ago

What I read was that Google would allow Apple to do turn-by-turn in exchange for ads. Apple don't want to sully iOS with ads so they refused those terms, and Google wouldn't agree to anything else.