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Should I still get the iPhone 5 even though Apple Maps sucks?. Dear Maggie, I really want to get the iPhone 5, but I'm troubled by the reports that Google Maps is not available on the device. I've heard that the Apple map service is just bad. I don't know what to do, because I really want the iPhone 5. But I don't want to have to live with a crappy map service. Is there any way to get the Google Maps as an app? Or are there alternative apps that are better than Apple's map service and as good as Google Maps? I'm just not sure if this one capability is enough to make me not buy the iPhone 5 and get something like the Samsung Galaxy S3. What do you think?.

Thanks, iPhone Envy, Dear iPhone Envy, The answer to your first question is, "no." At this time the Google Maps app is not integrated into the iPhone iOS software anymore, And you cannot download an app from iTunes, That said, you can use the online Web app version of Google Maps, which accesses the service through the iPhone browser Safari, The Web app version will create a misty forest hang loose iphone case little Google Maps icon you can put on your home screen, So it can be accessed like a native app, but unfortunately, it doesn't act like the real Google Maps app, What this means is that certain features will be missing and even the features that are there may not behave like the native app..

My CNET Reviews colleague Scott Stein posted a story on one such feature yesterday. Previously, Google Street View couldn't be accessed via the Google Maps Web app on the iPhone. That feature has now been added. But it still doesn't behave like the native Google Maps App. Here's a list of some of the limitations from Scott's piece. There is no question that that Apple's move to use its own maps app instead of Google's has been a disappointment to many people. The biggest problem is missing or inaccurate data. Apple Maps uses location information from Yelp, which is less reliable than Google's own database. In Scott's review of the iPhone 5 he noted that searching for a coffee shop only turned up a Starbucks and not a different coffee shop across the street.

Another big loss is integrated transit information that you could get in Google Maps, There are third party apps you can use for this information, such as HopStop, and Embark (both are also free.) But CNET's Kent German and Josh Lowensohn note in their FAQ regarding the maps flap misty forest hang loose iphone case that using a third party app for transit means switching back and forth between the transit information and the Apple Maps app, which offers a map of the area, This makes it more difficult for people who need directions to and from transit stops, By contrast, transit information was integrated into Google Maps, which meant no switching back and forth..

But that doesn't mean that Apple Maps is worthless. There are some very useful things have been added to the app that iPhone users didn't have previously. The most important is turn-by-turn directions. Previously, iPhone users had to rely on third-party apps for this features. Kent and Josh note in their FAQ that some of these apps are free, but the better ones cost money. Meanwhile, Google Android users get this feature for free on every Android handset. (I must admit it's always been one of my favorite things about a Google Android phone.).