by Jovie Cabais | Sep 29, 2012 | Tech Updates
The much anticipated iPhone 5 and iOS 6 release the in past weekend would have been Apple, Inc.’s biggest success if not for the Apple Maps issues that users soon discovered after using their brand new iPhone 5 devices or upgrading their existing Apple devices to iOS 6. Apple dropped Google as the data provider for the map App in favor of Tomtom and Yelp who are competing providers for mapping data. Numerous articles online are bashing Apple for the map issues citing incorrect or missing information, most notably on public transport, incorrect search results for addresses and ridiculous images of many popular structures. A lot of examples of the issues are found at http://theamazingios6maps.tumblr.com. So how does the Apple Map compare to the Google Map if you are in Bohol? Let’s put it this way: Apple Map is still in its infancy. Fortunately, we locals don’t rely on any map app otherwise we’d be seriously lost. Let’s hope the tourists tag along a tour guide, even if they are in Tagbilaran City where Apple Map’s best effort would show you major streets inaccurately. For example, J.A. Clarin Street suddenly ended somewhere near the junction of Tamblot Street, and that’s after cutting through several blocks of houses and buildings. New streets are drawn like Tagbilaran East read further towards the sea from V.P. Inting Avenue which is already the coastline read. T. Butalid Extension slices through the St. Joseph Cathedral and CPG East Avenue is no longer connected to CPG Avenue. Apple Maps version of a major intersection in downtown Tagbilaran. Streets are mislabeled and JA Clarin appeared to...
