Apple to drop Google Maps from next iPhone, to reveal new ‘3D mode’

Kenno90

Adding more fuel to the fire.

brophs

brophs wrote: »

That has something to do with licences, apparently. I don't think it's a shortcoming in the app, as such.

It's to do with the format of the videos - whether they are flash (not ios friendly) or html5 variant or similar (ios friendly)

Sad Professor

It will probably take a while for them to catch up with Google Maps, who have been at this a lot longer, but it's still a bit unfair to be judging Apple's new maps based on beta software that's under NDA and won't be released for another 4 months.

And apart from Google Voice, what Google iOS apps has Apple rejected from the App Store? According to this, it was Google who was holding features back from Apple.

skimpydoo

pfurey101 wrote: »

Anyone know what the Apple Maps coverage is in Ireland?

For example - could it find the townland of Rathdoony More in Co Sligo or Loreto Row in Dublin as easily as Google maps on the iPhone? Or is it just for the yanks, brits and Japanese?

If its rubbish, then its off to the dark side I go! No I dont want Tomtom!

Many thanks.

I have ios 6 on my phone and it can indeed find Loreto Row. Rathdooney does not show up but Sligo does. I think when it's officially launched you will be able to find Rathdooney.

bkehoe

Well Beta2 is now out so I thought I'd check out the maps again. I have the feeling that the clarity is slightly more improved than before but while looking around I was astonished to see something unusual in Waterford city.

Look at the bottom of the attached screenshot and you see 'Waterford Manor Station'. This railway line was closed over 50 years ago and in my lifetime had never even heard of this station. Apple should spend more time trying to come remotely close to matching Googles POI database instead of digging into the past. :eek:

SweetCaliber

Just had a look at IOS6 there this morning as I'm a developer. It seems only popular landmarks are 3D atm. I tried different towns and they rander flat 3Dish, however the maps themselves are pretty accurate.

Still going to miss street view though They really need to improve on flyover.

Stainless_Steel

I don't get the moaning. It is beta software. It is not released to consumers, only devs.

It may well be as bad in the actual release...but there's no point speculating.

If we go by Apples past history of doing things that people thought the competition done well (Google in this case), then odds are that Apple's map application will be great and better than the current app.

I will be the first to say it sucks if it sucks, but let's judge the finished product eh?

Johnny_Fontane

I think there is a realisation out there that Google are market leaders in pretty much most things they touch, software wise. Apple are brilliant on the hardware side, but to ask Apple to come up a product to rival Google maps, I think most people will be sceptical.

thats why people are probably moaning.

Duggys Housemate

Johnny_Fontane wrote: »

I think there is a realisation out there that Google are market leaders in pretty much most things they touch, software wise. Apple are brilliant on the hardware side, but to ask Apple to come up a product to rival Google maps, I think most people will be sceptical.

thats why people are probably moaning.

you mean like Google Wave etc?

Apple's maps are dynamic, this was in the WWDC session.. they are not tiles but vectors and text built on the app, or view, in real time from a data feed. This allows them to update all the time, without an update to the core images, or tiles, on the server. If the roads need a different colour its a client side fix.


In the long term this is more efficient and can be updated day by day if needs be.

Thats for 2D, for 3D I don't know if they really have all that information, as they do need the images. Of course they need the pre-rendered tiles for satellite too, but we know there is comprehensive coverage there.

With regards 3D: If someone with the beta wants to try it out, try Chicago. That looks awesome.

Also two circular fingers to "turn" the map, one up or down to move, and two up or down to zoom in.
I hope they actually release with some instructions on that.