Google Maps for iOS has been in development at Google for some time, and now we find out that an almost final version of the application is tested by people outside the American company. The Google Maps app for iOS will include a turn-by-turn navigation system, it will compete with iOS 6 Maps, but for now it is not known when it will be available in the App Store. Since Google is testing it in the real world, we can expect to have the application in terminals by the end of the year, if Apple speeds up its verification process.
Google has distributed a test version of its new mapping app that will work on Apple's iPhones to some individuals outside the company, said a person with direct knowledge of the matter. Google has been putting the finishing touches on the app before submitting it for approval to the Apple iTunes store, this person said, although it's unclear exactly when that will happen.
If Google's new mapping app is accepted into the iTunes store, it will directly compete against Apple's new mapping software that is …
Moving on, the WSJ says that Eddy Cue is now busy improving the iOS 6 Maps system, but the process is long and it will take several months until we see significant improvements. Finally, it seems that Google Maps will soon reach our terminals, the hope is that the application will be better than the one available in iOS 5, but Google hastened its development, so don't get your hopes up too high regarding the functionality.
