I personally know several people who have not bought the iPhone 5 just because Google Maps was not available and because Apple maps are inaccurate and inadequate. This motivation expires today because the free Google Maps application for iPhone and iPad is finally available, which can be downloaded for free and can be installed on iPhone 5 and on mobile phones with iOS 5.
The new application, very different and clearly better than the one that was pre-installed on the iPhone until some time ago in iOS 5, is optimized for the larger display of the iPhone 5.
It offers turn-by-turn voice guidance, Street View and everything you would expect from this application.
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Before anything else, the interface has been completely revised, easier and more controllable with the movement of the finger on the screen.
Google Maps in the second version also has graphics optimized for the iPad's large screen .
Google Maps App can be configured to remember your browsing history and show personalized search results if you log in with your Google account by pressing the icon in the upper right corner.
To view your current location, you have to press the small button at the bottom of the screen.
To change the map type, there is a small button to display the options menu which includes the satellite view, the traffic situation or the normal version of the map.
If you have also installed Google Earth, you can switch with a touch to the Earth view of the point framed on the screen.
In the " Settings " you can define the workplace and home addresses that are important for getting to the office or home on the fly, from anywhere.
When you search for a particular place in Google Maps, you can view further details and if Street View is available for that place, you can see 360 degrees photos of the street for an overview, just like you can do on the Google website Maps open on the computer.
For businesses, Google Maps displays contact information, including phone numbers, and the ability to share that data via email or SMS.
Anyone who uses the app with a Google Account can mark places as favorites by pressing the 'Save' button.
Connecting with a Google account to Google Maps allows you to keep the recent and saved places synchronized thus making it possible to search the addresses on Gogole Maps on PC and find them on your mobile phone or vice versa.
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The best feature of Google Maps for iPhone and iPad, however, is turn-by-turn voice navigation, something that iOS users have long envied to Android users.
Setting a route is easy, and you just need to specify the destination and the starting point.
After having seen a preview of the route you can start the journey and see the way to go with visual, textual and vocal indications.
The voice in Italian is also perfect, varied and, more often than not, also pleasant to listen to.
Google Maps for iPhone and iPad in Italian can be downloaded for free from the iTunes store .
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