Leaked screenshots of native Google Maps (Alpha) for iOS 6.

Oh boy! Here we go.

• It’s vector-based.
• It’s got two-finger rotation to any angle.
• It’s super fast.
• 4-inch height of the iPhone 5 is supported!

Here are some blurry photos. Ever since iOS 6 came out, we lost Google Maps. However, Google has been rumored to be hard at work on their own replacement!

IF YOU HAVE THE CHANCE- Check out my super cool App that just came out for iPhone. Ironically, it’s a map … of Apps, being used nearby! ➡ It’s really cool. And free. Download “App Map”!

It’s coming. It’s in alpha. It’s shown below.

Get excited.

A new App … a map of Apps: App Map!

App Map is a project I’ve been working on for the better part of a year. It’s a really awesome way to see what Apps are being used nearby, or what Apps are most popular and actually being used worldwide!

The App is free, and is finally available after a long and challenging approval with Apple. We’ll have an update out soon for the iPhone 5’s 4-inch screen … I promise!

The GUI tries to reflect as many familiar App Store and iOS elements as possible, while still adding a bit of custom flare to keep things original. We’d originally planned on marketing this as an add-on to iOS and the App Store, but it was much easier to keep its appearance and representation as a standalone product for now.

Download it today for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch! (iPhone 3GS/4/4S/5+, iPad, iPod touch)

From the website:

“Ride the subway, walk the dog, or fly somewhere new!  App Map shows up to 8 hours of location-based popular App activity, allowing you to discover and download the most useful Apps… wherever life takes you.”

Find out what is actually being used worldwide, + not just downloaded!

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Hope you like it! It’ll be an interesting platform to build on, for sure. Expect a lot from this idea.

On iOS 6? Get a rough version of Google Maps with the original icon via the web.

UPDATED 2012/09/29: YouTube icon also available below, by request.

iOS 6 replaces the original Google Maps application that’s been bundled since iOS 1.0 with its own “Apple Maps” software. Google offers a web-based version of Google Maps, but the icon is much worse than the original one from Apple.

Until Google releases a downloadable copy of Google Maps for iPhone, here are some installable web profiles that retain the original icon for Google Maps on iPhone + allow the Web App to run fullscreen.

iPhone:  http://uploads.benguild.com/ios6googlemapsicon.mobileconfig

iPad:  http://uploads.benguild.com/ios6googlemapsicon_ipad.mobileconfig

FYI, if it asks you for a password, enter your device’s passcode to confirm the install.

In the screenshot below, I tested this on an iPad running iOS 5, but these profiles are designed for iOS 6 only.

The web-based version of Google Maps is far from perfect, but this does allow it to run fullscreen and retain the original icon. Try it out!

UPDATE:

Jordan wrote me an email today and asked for a YouTube icon. Although Google has already gone and released its own actual YouTube App for iOS, I figured… why not?

This restores the original YouTube icon, and creates a web App for it:

iPhone:  http://uploads.benguild.com/ios6youtubeicon.mobileconfig

iPad:  http://uploads.benguild.com/ios6youtubeicon_ipad.mobileconfig