The new Maps app for iOS 6 is a whole lot of fun — unless you want to use it for directions. Or to find a bridge that looks crossable.
The folks at Google must be loving this.
As people have started using Apple's new Maps app — the one that came out with yesterday's release of iOS 6 — many have been quick to point out its not-so-subtle flaws. Suddenly, Grand Cayman, of Cayman Islands, is a sandy island devoid of roads. New York City's Manhattan Bridge resembles a roller coaster and, well, things elsewhere are just plain out of whack.
Much has been made about Apple dissing Google Maps, which has lived on Apple's iPhone since Day One. Now, the shoe is on the other foot. Here are some highlights.
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Troubled bridge over water
The Williamsburg Bridge in New York is looking a little shakey.
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(Screenshot by CNET)
Manhattan Bridge
New York's Manhattan Bridge in Apple Maps on iOS 6.
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(Screenshot by CNET)
Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty, as seen from Apple Maps in iOS 6 (left), Bing (centre) and Google Maps (right).
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(Credit: The Amazing iOS 6 Maps)
Hoover Dam
The road to the Hoover Dam on the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, between Nevada and Arizona, seems to take a sudden drop.
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(Screenshot by CNET)
Lincoln Digital Arts Center
Headed to the Lincoln Digital Arts Center in San Francisco, California? It doesn't exist. This is the location of the Letterman Digital Arts Center.
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(Screenshot by CNET)
Streets under water?
In Punta Arenas, Chile, not only are highways duplicated, but they are even built out over the water.
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(Credit: The Amazing iOS 6 Maps)
In the details
A side by side of the Cayman Islands, showing the difference in detail between Google Maps and Apple Maps in iOS 6.
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(Credit: The Amazing iOS 6 Maps)
Toronto Airport
Your landing at the Toronto Airport in Canada is going to be a bit bumpy.
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(Credit: The Amazing iOS 6 Maps)
Terengganu Airport, Malaysia
The Terengganu Airport, Malaysia, in black and white.
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(Credit: The Amazing iOS 6 Maps)
Hong Kong
iOS 6 is lacking some detailed labels, but at least you can find the Apple Store in Hong Kong.
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(Credit: The Amazing iOS 6 Maps)
Apple Store, London
The Apple Store in London is not where it used to be.
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(Credit: The Amazing iOS 6 Maps)
Barbados in low-res
The beautiful beaches of Barbados, seen in incredibly low-resolution on iOS 6 Maps.
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(Credit: The Amazing iOS 6 Maps)
Penn State University
The once detailed Google Maps version of Penn State University, Pennsylvania, which showed the names of individual buildings, has been replaced with the iOS 6 Maps, which shows only campus street names.
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(Credit: The Amazing iOS 6 Maps)
Lower Saxony, Germany
Lower Saxony, Germany, appears in blurry black and white, and washed out greens and greys.
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