Google Maps for mobile has been updated to include the much-vaunted Street View feature, which now allows users to check out the scenery at street level when trying to navigate with the help of Google's detailed maps. Street View is included as part of the latest Google Maps web app update, which also includes a few bug fixes for users of Android and iOS devices. What this means is that even users of the Apple iPhone 5, which runs iOS 6, can enjoy the many benefits of having Street View on their devices.
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- iOS 6 currently has a "broken" maps application and Google hasn't yet released a native Maps application for it, so users have no choice but to rely on the web app which is also available for other mobile devices.
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...the new Maps app from Apple in iOS 6 does not have this facility but instead offers Flyover which is nowhere near as useful.- Chris Oldroyd, IMore
Like a lot of people I’m still keen for Google to roll out its new, official Maps app, but this will certainly do for now.- Wayne Williams, Beta News
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Street View on Google Maps Updated with Bug Fixes
Search giant Google has quietly updated its Street View application for Android devices.
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Google’s iOS Web App For iPhone and iPad Now Features Street View
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Google Street View lands on Apple's IOS 6 Safari web browser
Good news for Iphone and Ipad users missing Google Maps on IOS 6
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- Google adds Street View option to its iPhone and iPad web apps
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Street View feature now available in Google Maps web app
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Browser-Based Google Maps for iOS Now Has Street View
Google has ramped up the capabilities of the browser-based version of Google Maps for iOS with new support for Street View.
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Street View added to Google Maps web app for iOS
OS 6 users that are unhappy with Apple's attempt at a Maps app got another reason to give the Google Maps web app a go today.
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