Once iOS6, the latest version of Apple software for iPhones,
was available for download, I knew it was a matter of time before I plugged my
phone in. However, backlash due to the
new software’s faulty mapping features has kept me away. For people like me, who don’t drive and live
in a large city, location based mapping is essential, especially for transit
directions. Learning that the software
upgrade would remove this feature from my phone’s LBS is disappointing. This sentiment paralleled across millions of
iPhone users in North America has elicited a weak statement by Apple that
generically acknowledges the issue, but provides no solution.
I learned from an article that Apple’s shortcomings in their
mapping feature can be attributed to the fact that it is developed on premise,
whereas they could’ve sourced this feature from third party labels with proven
mapping technologies. Developing
accurate and user-centric mapping technology used globally requires extensive
testing, something I doubt Apple can manage from Cupertino. Map search is a highly localized matter that
requires understanding of local markets to develop something that is actually
helpful to users. Hopefully Apple will
re-release this with appropriate patches and updates, otherwise back to post-it
directions for me.
http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/iOS-6-Map-Severe-Backlash-For-Apple_a3858.html
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