Apple, not so long ago, decided that the company will have nothing to do with Google or its products, and therefore it decided to discard the Google Maps, and introduced its own custom-made Maps feature. However, plans fell apart for Apple with the new feature garnering criticism in a just a matter of time.
Nonetheless, just because Apple decided to do away with Google products, doesn’t mean that Google will stop developing their own Maps app for iOS. Now the new app is rumored to arrive in the App Store by this Christmas, with leaked screenshots doing rounds on the Internet.
As far as Google is concerned, the company has already announced that it is yet to submit an application to the App Store. However, the leaked screenshots have something entirely different to say, and if they are to be believed, a new Google Maps app for iOS is already in development and will provide the expected relief for fans and users depending on Maps to find destinations.
The new leaked images have shown that while the new app’s interface isn’t impressive by any means, as of now, it’s at least better that the Gmail app the company launched last year. The pictures released on the web by developer Ben Guild, show that Google has actually brought in some sort of Android design language into the app. Moreover, according to Guild, the app is set to support the iPhone 5’s increased resolution, while also offering the familiar two-finger rotation gestures, as seen in the current iOS Maps app.
Other features include fast and resolute viewing, which means no more blurring while waiting for new zoom level, and the similar vector based technology (a superior way to deliver map data that relies on resolution independent vectors rather than Google's multiple zoom levels of bit mapped images), as that of Apple.
The new information has arrived not long after the iOS 6 Apple Maps debacle, which forced Apple CEO Tim Cook to issue a letter of apology.
“At Apple, we strive to make world-class products that deliver the best experience possible to our customers. With the launch of our new Maps last week, we fell short on this commitment, Cook wrote. “We are extremely sorry for the frustration this has caused our customers and we are doing everything we can to make Maps better.”
