Google Maps for iOS Now Live in App Store

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SuperNet9 Go Ninja,Go Ninja Go.. Premium join:2002-10-08 Harwood Heights, IL kudos:4 Reviews: ·VOIPo 2 edits	Google Maps for iOS Now Live in App Store »itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-m···354?mt=8 »www.macrumors.com/2012/12/12/goo···p-store/ The new Google Maps also offers a number of enhancements beyond what was offered when it powered the built-in Maps app on iOS 5 and earlier, most notably turn-by-turn directions. The absence of that feature from the built-in Maps app had been a major sticking point for the two companies, with its absence putting iOS at a disadvantage relative to Android and Google unwilling to add the feature to Maps for iOS unless Apple made concessions such as greater Google branding within the app and integration with Google Latitude. 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. A number of reports had indicated that Google was working toward submission of its standalone Maps app, but some Google employees were reportedly pessimistic about its chances for approval.
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PhoenixDown -- Wants FIOS Premium join:2003-06-08 Fresh Meadows, NY kudos:1	Bump since you actually added a description instead of my pure enthusiasm
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Jackarino Premium join:2006-12-28 Allendale, NJ kudos:1	reply to SuperNet9 Not able to download
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AlphaOne I see Premium join:2004-02-21 Reviews: ·AT&T Yahoo	Not showing up when searching for the app from an iphone. I manually typed the URL in Safari, then boom ! I was able to download and install the app. No reviews yet, so I added one. But reviews were not showing still.
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Jackarino Premium join:2006-12-28 Allendale, NJ kudos:1	reply to SuperNet9 Just able to download now
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Curiosity join:2001-10-01 Dawson Creek, BC	reply to SuperNet9 I tried the new Google Maps, but they want you to have a Google account and sign in. I prefer the old Google Maps. There are no demands for anything in that one.
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SuperNet9 Go Ninja,Go Ninja Go.. Premium join:2002-10-08 Harwood Heights, IL kudos:4 Reviews: ·VOIPo	said by Curiosity: I tried the new Google Maps, but they want you to have a Google account and sign in. I prefer the old Google Maps. There are no demands for anything in that one. You can skip it -- »www.RestartYourComputer.net
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Thinkdiff Premium,MVM join:2001-08-07 Bronx, NY kudos:6	reply to Curiosity said by Curiosity: I tried the new Google Maps, but they want you to have a Google account and sign in. I prefer the old Google Maps. There are no demands for anything in that one. Supposedly one of the main reasons Apple dropped them - wouldn't agree to the level of tracking wanted to implement. But that's the price you pay with Google products. -- University of Southern California - Fight On!
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Thinkdiff Premium,MVM join:2001-08-07 Bronx, NY kudos:6	reply to SuperNet9 said by SuperNet9: You can skip it Still not seeing it in the App Store.. Does everything still work if you don't sign in (Navigation, etc)? -- University of Southern California - Fight On!
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AlphaOne I see Premium join:2004-02-21 Reviews: ·AT&T Yahoo	said by Thinkdiff: said by SuperNet9: You can skip it Still not seeing it in the App Store.. Does everything still work if you don't sign in (Navigation, etc)? See my post above. So far, all things I tried are working without signing in.
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SuperNet9 Go Ninja,Go Ninja Go.. Premium join:2002-10-08 Harwood Heights, IL kudos:4 Reviews: ·VOIPo	reply to Thinkdiff said by Thinkdiff: said by SuperNet9: You can skip it Still not seeing it in the App Store.. Does everything still work if you don't sign in (Navigation, etc)? Click on the link I posted to it -- »www.RestartYourComputer.net
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Thinkdiff Premium,MVM join:2001-08-07 Bronx, NY kudos:6	Thanks. Got it that way, and looks like everything works without signing in thankfully. Works pretty well so far. UI seems like a strange mashup of Android and iOS (that side bar to turn on traffic/public transit/etc is just downright ugly), but it's nice to have transit directions and navigation built in. Now all I need is the iOS 6 jailbreak so I can upgrade from 5.1.1 -- University of Southern California - Fight On!
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pike Premium,MVM join:2001-02-01 Washington, DC kudos:3	reply to SuperNet9 No bicycle directions.
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mromero Premium join:2000-12-07 The O.C. kudos:1	reply to SuperNet9 »www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK1nDzKq···g-high-u »www.youtube.com/watch?v=opGiiKqj···g-high-u
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darcilicious Cyber Librarian Premium join:2001-01-02 Forest Grove, OR kudos:2 Reviews: ·Frontier FiOS	reply to SuperNet9 For those who like to disable various snooping capabilities: »www.redmondpie.com/how-to-disabl···r-iphone -- ♬ Music is life ♬
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Rob In Deo speramus. Premium join:2001-08-25 Kendall, FL kudos:3	reply to Thinkdiff said by Thinkdiff: said by Curiosity: I tried the new Google Maps, but they want you to have a Google account and sign in. I prefer the old Google Maps. There are no demands for anything in that one. Supposedly one of the main reasons Apple dropped them - wouldn't agree to the level of tracking wanted to implement. But that's the price you pay with Google products. Let me guess, according to Apple, it wasn't tracking enough? Or were you being sarcastic? -- CheckSite.us \| YourIP.us \| Reverseip.us
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Thinkdiff Premium,MVM join:2001-08-07 Bronx, NY kudos:6	And what level of tracking does Apple do inside it's Map application? Or were you just trolling? -- University of Southern California - Fight On!
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Rob In Deo speramus. Premium join:2001-08-25 Kendall, FL kudos:3	said by Thinkdiff: And what level of tracking does Apple do inside it's Map application? Or were you just trolling? The notion that Apple, a company accused of invading user privacy and tracking without authorization, ended an agreement with Google over privacy concerns is laughable. -- CheckSite.us \| YourIP.us \| Reverseip.us
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Thinkdiff Premium,MVM join:2001-08-07 Bronx, NY kudos:6	You mean the anonymous traffic data that can clearly be turned off or the bug that was found a while ago that stored locations on the phone itself where it wasn't accessible to anybody that didn't already have access to your phone / computer? That's worse than the crap Google does? Your bias is showing. -- University of Southern California - Fight On!
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Rob In Deo speramus. Premium join:2001-08-25 Kendall, FL kudos:3	How about the collection of data that iPhone apps do, the same ones that Apple lets into their App Store? Oh I get it, not Apple's fault? Please. Apple is just as bad as the next one. To them, privacy concerns are concerns of when they can't collect enough information about us. Your fanboyism is showing. -- CheckSite.us \| YourIP.us \| Reverseip.us
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