The debut of the iPhone 5 brought with it the much awaited iOS 6 which is the latest version of the operating system for Apple smart phones. Before its launch Apple did go to great lengths to fully publicize the many features that have been added to this version of the OS. In the many tweaks that the operating system underwent there were also many additions to it in terms of new features and services, the most prominent of these new additions being the debut of Apple maps. Previously Apple had been making use of Google maps on its devices as Google already had in place a very large and stable infrastructure to support its mapping service. However, Apple decided to take things into its own hands and it was decided that the iPhone 5 will debut with Apple's own mapping service. In order to do this Apple had to conduct plenty of research and in a way had to start a new branch of business altogether. Although Apple did have to accommodate a couple of smaller companies and also work alongside several hundred others all over the globe in order to gather and correctly manipulate the appropriate data.
There was so much hype and anticipation for the new iPhone that thousands of people had booked a device for themselves weeks before its launch, and once the device finally did debut it managed to sell an incredible 5 million units within the first week of launch. Though ironically, soon after users got their hands on the device, the support teams over at Apple also started to get more traffic directed towards them. At first it was only a bit over the normal, however as days went by more and more problems were being complained about to the support crew and nearly all of them had to do with the iPhone 5.
There were incorrect labels all over the map, Point of Intersection (POI) data was out of order and the map itself showed many inaccuracies. What users had expected to be the best mapping service was something they were wishing they had never upgraded to. Though Apples' CEO Tim Cook was quick to respond to the problem and mentioned that fixes were underway and soon the matter will be straightened out. Though even though there have been some technical mistakes in what was supposed to be iPhone 5’s major selling point, there are other aspects to the map which are still better than competitors. One of the main things that Apple Maps is superior in is the amount of data which available to the user even when offline.
Many a time when travelling abroad, using data minutes to make use of the GPS or mapping system can be very costly. Even locally if you are constantly online or surfing the web or downloading data for your phones’ mapping service you may find that your minutes deplete quite quickly. The problem with using the service offline is that there isn’t as much data available, for instance you may see the name of a hotel on the map when offline, but when connected and online not only will the name be visible but also more details such as the restaurant or grill they have and whether or not there is a bar. When the Apple maps service was compared against Google mapping service it was found that Apple map app stored a lot more information in the offline mode. For instance Google maps do have many unlabelled roads, Apple Maps shows all names when you zoom in to the specific area.
Hopefully when Apple maps are back up and running there will be more good things to note about the app.
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