| Original author(s) | |
|---|---|
| Initial release | December 13, 2012 |
| Stable release | 2.0
/ July 16, 2013 |
| Operating system | iOS 6.0 and later |
| Size | 11.6 MB |
| Available in | English, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese |
| Website | http://maps.google.com/helloworld |
Google Maps is a mobile application for mapping that was released by Google for Android in 2008. An iOS version was released on December 13, 2012. The iOS version was released as an alternative to Apple's built-in maps application, which was released with iOS 6.[1]
Google Maps has many features, including turn-by-turn navigation, street view, and public transit information.[2] The application's user interface was completely redesigned.[3] The original version did not support the iPad, but Google added iPad support[4] with version 2.0.[5]
Google Maps is available as a mobile app for the Android and iOS mobile operating systems. The Android app was first released in September 2008, though the GPS-localization feature had been in testing on cellphones since 2007.[6]
- ↑ "Google releases map app for iPhone as alternative to Apple's mixed-up navigation system". The Washington Post. December 13, 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ Musil, Steven. "Google Maps returns to iOS as an app after Apple's removal". CNet. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ Mossberg, Walter (December 18, 2012). "Google Maps for iPhone Returns Better Than Ever". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ Rodriguez, Salvador (December 13, 2012). "Google Maps returns to iPhone; iPad app coming soon". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ Fingas, Jon (July 16, 2013). "Google Maps 2.0 for iOS starts rolling out with iPad support, indoor maps (update: offline maps too)". Engadget. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Google Announces Launch of Google Maps for Mobile With "My Location" Technology". News from Google. November 28, 2007. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.