You're probably already fed up with trying to use Apple Maps and getting location errors after entering your address. This likely means you desperately miss the Google Maps app. Well, an app developer has leaked the first screenshots of what could be the Google Maps app for iOS 6 in its alpha stage.
The truth is that the images are really blurry, and do not give us much idea of ​​what the application really brings back but, in these circumstances, most users would settle for a map service that works well and has more or less the same functions as the browser version.
The developer and person who provided us with the images, Ben Guild, however, describes some details of the new app to come.
It's based on vector graphics , something Apple's app also uses, which results in significant savings in data downloads and faster loading times. Vector graphics provide scalability from the start, meaning we don't need to download new images when zooming in or out on a map or moving around it. Google Maps traditionally used files that referenced image files—bitmaps. In short: it's faster and uses less data.
It has two-finger rotation to any angle . This will save us from that stupid action of trying to move around the device to get a better orientation.
It had previously been rumored that the new Google Maps for iOS 6 would include Google Earth 3D , matching Apple's service , but there's no mention of that here. Again, we're relying on third-party rumors, but this proliferation of leaks and gossip only indicates that people are really eager to find a free mapping solution for devices running Apple's latest operating system.
Source: Ben Guild