Street
View for
Mobile Browsers
Sometimes web apps are better than native apps because they can be constantly updated and users always have the latest version. Google still hasn't released a native Google Maps app for iOS, but it has improved the
Mobile web app by adding support for
Street view. **w the Google Maps web app has all the features from Apple's old maps, even if the performance is inferior.
"With access to
Street View on your phone, you can use pa**ramic, street-level imagery to explore and navigate the places around you, even on the go,"
informs Google. Obviously,
Street View for
Mobile Browsers uses HTML5, **t Flash.
If you've updated an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad to iOS 6, open
maps.google.com in Safari, tap the arrow icon and then "add to home screen". **w you can open Google Maps from the home screen, search for local business, get directions, switch to the satellite
View or open your personalized maps. Google has constantly improved the maps service in the past
7 years, so Apple has
a lot to catch up.
The Google Maps web app is **t new, but it will be used a lot more, **w that Google Maps links ** longer send users to the built-in maps app and open in the browser.
Street View for Mobile Browsers