Apple: 'We're working non-stop to improve iOS 6 Maps'

Apple's Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer has said that the company is working hard to improve the iOS 6 Maps app that was blasted by critics when it launched in September.


Apple's Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer has said that the company is working hard to improve the iOS 6 Maps app that was blasted by critics when it launched in September.

During Apple's fourth fiscal quarter earnings report on Thursday, Oppenheimer said: "We've made a number of improvements to Maps over the past month and will work non-stop until Maps lives up to our incredibly high standards."

Apple's Maps app replaced Google as the native mapping service on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch when the company released iOS 6 alongside the iPhone 5.

Upon its launch, however, users found that landmarks had been relocated, buildings were obscured by cloud and some areas are in black and white, as well as many other inaccuracies in new app.

The complaints became so wide spread that Apple's CEO Tim Cook issued a public apology about its mapping service, and suggested that iOS users turn to competing apps "while we're improving".

Some improvements have since been spotted, and Oppenheimer's comment suggests that we will see further changes to the Maps service in the near future.

[Via The Mac Observer]
9 Comments
Apple Maps' woes are Karma in action So, given the extent to which Apple went to shut Google completely out, this is quite delicious irony, don't you think?

Apple went and forced every call to google maps by ANY app in iOS 6, to be redirected to their own mapping service. How they haven't been fined by competition watchdogs many times over for that is beyond me. But at least they ended up with egg on their faces from their own map app. Karma sucks, huh Apple?
Posted by Mark L at 9:13:06 on November 5, 2012

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iOS 6 Maps Yes apple's maps doesn't work to well, but I run an Android phone for work and google maps can be pretty useless sometimes as well. I have been using Navfree and thats great. One thing i will say is that the iPhone is a hundred times more stable than my Android phone and as a package to sync with everything else is way easier to use.

Posted by Shane at 13:14:08 on November 2, 2012

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Map App to nowhere "Apple: 'We're working non-stop to improve iOS 6 Maps' "

Obviously they must not stop, they don't know where they are.
Posted by R2x1 at 7:10:35 on November 1, 2012

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Maps Just put back the google maps back for ios6 and then continue it improvements pls I am tired of it.
Posted by Shivaprakash at 17:51:17 on October 30, 2012

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Just download an App Plenty of decent map apps out there. I use NavFree and have done so for my last 3 iphones.


Posted by Alan at 12:07:19 on October 30, 2012

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IOS6 do not buy an IPhone This clown needs to be fired. Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer. This is a very sorry way to treat your loyal customer base. I have been looking at the new Galaxy 3 and definitely plan on dumping my iphone considering how apple can not even provide a simple google app! The street view was the best. And all these issues with adobe! I can't open half my browser sites in safari because of apples lack of 3rd party software.
Apple is a D- rating down from an A- from when Jobs was running the show. Stay away from Apple products.
Posted by JONNY at 5:14:50 on October 30, 2012

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Disappointment Not good enough apple. You have hurt your loyal customer base. Samsung may be my next phone.
Posted by Anonymous at 2:29:29 on October 30, 2012

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Disappointment forget it Apple.. you are not even close. Miles away.

Why cant you wake up and understand what we need. A simple working map.
Posted by Peter at 2:53:47 on October 30, 2012

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iOS 6 maps I'd rather you'd just put google maps back and pay my $130 traffic ticket for turning left where you told me to.
Posted by Tom at 13:36:25 on October 29, 2012

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