Apple Issues Statement on Maps Issues

[Calomax]

Apparently Apple's map data is provided by TomTom, whose own maps doesn't contain these glaring errors. Can anyone explain that?

 

[pyewacket]

It would appear that Apple are learning from Microsoft.....

Put it on the market...and let the customer find the bugs/faults..

 

[KevinJS]

According to my Garmin GPS, Brooks,Alberta and Terrace, BC don't exist, which must be a problem to the people who live there.

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[AdmiralAdama]

According to my Garmin GPS, Brooks,Alberta and Terrace, BC don't exist, which must be a problem to the people who live there.

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I attended a wedding in Brooks. Folks seemed to know their way around. I did too after 5 minutes.

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[KevinJS]

I attended a wedding in Brooks. Folks seemed to know their way around. I did too after 5 minutes.

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Especially the ones who work at Lakeside Packers, eh? Close your eyes and follow the smell.

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[AdmiralAdama]

Especially the ones who work at Lakeside Packers, eh? Close your eyes and follow the smell.

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Yes you don't forget that. Is Lakeside owned by XL now?

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[Kaykaykay]

Google has been gathering map data for years. Apple wasn't going to catch up without releasing their own map app.

With the app on millions of devices and customer feedback pouring in, the app should improve rapidly; or so we can hope. Siri's improvements are due to the same strategy. You need data to improve something like this, and you get a lot more if you put it out there than you get with a few dozen guys sitting in cubicles.

This is the step back Apple had to make if they were ever going to offer a solid product of their own. Given that Google is competition, depending on them (without some iron clad future proof license agreement) would not have been wise.

That they went with TomTom is probably because they got a bigger say in how things are going forward. The biggest GPS providers don't need the boost Apple can give them, so they would be unlikely to listen to what Apple wants.

It seemed apparent to me why Apple did this: It's in Apple's best business interests. That's a separate matter from whether it's in users' best interests. That might turn out to be the case down the road for users (haha, down the road with mapping, for instance). But it doesn't change functionality now (or in the case of iOS 6 mapping, lots of disfuntionality, lol).

 

[Dopplerup]

'Cloud based solution...' Is partly right, areas of maps I want to use are covered in cloud, or in deep shadow, or in black & white!! This is like rolling a new aircraft out and saying "We'll get to the wings later, meantime, enjoy." I don't think so.

 

[gjhsmith]

Google Maps is still in the Safari bookmarks bar, retains My Places that were in the app, and opens with an option to put a shortcut to the web version on the Home pages as an app. So we have that option while Apple gets it act together. Seems to have some server bugs, but hopefully that will also get resolved soon.

the maps isn't the only issue.. I can't access the iTunes Store. So many of my apps are screwed. Oh how I wish I could go back and undo this fiasco.. ugh

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[col.bris]

To be fair the App Store is overloaded with millions doing updates plus new users on iPhone 5 Just give it a couple of days and it will settle. If an app does not work correctly most Likely there will be an update available if not now then soon
Contact the developer as they are responsible not apple for the updates to their apps .

I don't care what platform you use ie apple android windows. Etc. every time there is a major update issues occur. You could try deleting the apps in question and down load them again Once the servers ease up There is no charge for doing this

Hope that helps . .

 

[twerppoet]

the maps isn't the only issue.. I can't access the iTunes Store. So many of my apps are screwed. Oh how I wish I could go back and undo this fiasco.. ugh

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Go to the bottom of the Featured tab, tap your Apple ID and Sign Out. Close and clear iTunes from RAM. Open the iTunes Store again, go to the bottom of the Featured tab, and Sign In.

Problems with the iStores usually clear up on their own, but this usually hurries things along.

Each iStore has it's own sign in/out. If you are having problems with he others, do the same in those stores

By the way, this is a common problem right after an update. The iPad caches a certain amount of data for each store, and until it clears changes to the store (like this one) can lock things up until the old data purges.

 

[twerppoet]

Hmm, forgot I can't edit in the News threads. Here are the instructions for clearing apps from RAM (also known as clearing apps from the multitask bar). Just in case you don't know.

Close/Clear the app: With the problem app closed, double tap on the Home button to get the multitask bar. Tap and hold on any icon in the bar until they jiggle, then tap the minus sign on the problem app. This will remove it from RAM and insure a clean start the next time you launch the app.

 

[jrmgolem]

It's all TomTom rubbish!

 

[Good karma]

I fully understand why apple have decided to ditch google, despite their own maps not being ready, but apple is working on it and by christmas i am hoping a lot of the shambles now will be ironed out. Infact this shambles goes to show that apple is an honest company, not cheats like andriod who prefer to take the easy way out by cheating.

Regarding Youtube, they can also be viewed from safari or other browser, so thats no problem. I have used the google maps on ios6 from my browser too, but i dont know how to do the street view from the browser, any know please

RIP Steve Jobs 

 

[Calomax]

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Regarding Youtube, they can also be viewed from safari or other browser, so thats no problem. I have used the google maps on ios6 from my browser too, but i dont know how to do the street view from the browser, any know please

RIP Steve Jobs [/QUOTE]

Except some videos won't play because they need Flash. The IPhone app works on the iPad though.