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by wodenokoto 3543 days ago
> The default maps application didn’t offer that kind of functionality and Google Maps was completely absent, as was YouTube

I don't remember ever not using Google maps on an iPhone. When was this impossible? I got the 3GS in 2009 and moved to the 4S in early 2012
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rwc 3543 days ago
Between the iOS 6 launch in fall 2012 and December 2012 Google Maps was unavailable on iOS.

"In June 2012, Apple announced that they would replace Google Maps with their own maps service from iOS 6. However, on December 13, 2012, Google announced the availability of Google Maps in the Apple App Store, starting with the iPhone version. Just hours after the Google Maps iOS app was released, it became the top free app in the App Store."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Maps

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mtgx 3543 days ago
When Apple replaced the first-party Google Maps app with its own Apple Maps, and then Google had to release a new third-party Maps app for iOS quickly.
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phn 3543 days ago
IIRC there was a migration period when apple and google "divorced" on iOS, and the standalone google apps were in the making. Cannot pinpoint the year by memory.
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