One of the frustrations of iDevice owners who have updated their gadgets to the latest iOS 6 is the maps app that Apple has put in the place of the previous Google Maps app. The iOS 6 upgrade is a winner by all counts, with positive reviews on the enhanced Siri and Do Not Disturb features. But then, this new map app does not impress anyone at all.
There are a lot of complaints coming from the users stating that the maps are total duds. The information is not complete because there are a lot of places that show only blank spaces especially if you try to check on places that are not frequently visited. Also, if you access cities other than those found in the United States, the maps that you see are incomplete. You can ask those who sell Iconia Tab A500 as they have the same reaction as the rest of the Apple users. The map app is so bad, the company’s CEO Tim Cook, had to issue an apology to everyone who was let down. After all, everybody expected it to be great, as it replaced the rather dependable and established Google Maps.
The Cupertino company was so confident with its new map app, there is actually no Google Maps app in the iTunes store anymore, even if you search high and low. But the plainly bad app has made a lot of iPad and iPhone owners pine for the great Google Maps. Is it still possible to have Google maps on your iDevice even though it has gone missing from the App Store?
Actually, there’s no need to get frustrated as there is a way that you can work around this little bump in the road for the iOS 6. The good news is that you can link Google Maps to your iPad or iPhone even if you already upgraded to iOS 6. You can put a direct link on your device’s home screen, which upon tapping it will redirect you to the Google Maps page in your browser. You can ask help from those who sell Galaxy Tab 10.1 32GB WiFi if you are not confident that you can do it by yourself.
- The first thing you do is access Google Maps in your Safari browser.
- Once it loads up, you can allow or disallow it to access your current location.
- Once the page loads, tap the share button at the bottom of the screen and choose the Add to Home Screen button. You can put Google Maps as the name of the link or change it to whatever you like.
- You have now created an icon on your home screen that will take you directly to Google Maps.
- Keep in mind though that what you are accessing here is the web version so there is no street view and it might take time to load depending on your Wi-Fi/cellular signal.
Those who sell Galaxy Tab 4G 10.1 16GB would recommend that you do this if you really want Google Maps. Until the iDevice’s own map app improves, then it would be a great idea to go back to Google Maps in the meantime.
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