
However according to reports last month, the reason Apple decided to end their contract with Google a year early was because Google refused to include voice guided turn-by-turn navigation, understandably because it would give iOS users one of the key features that defined its Android counterpart. The report also suggested that Google wanted more input on the development of the iOS app and also wanted to include Google Latitude, a move which ultimately resulted in Apple ending their deal with Google a year early and introducing Maps with iOS 6. Word has it that Google could be releasing a standalone Maps app for iOS by the end of the year, but until then, what do you guys think?
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