Do we really need to give you the history on this? Oh, OK. I’ll do it briefly then. If you had an iPhone a few months back then you’ll have used Google Maps as the default mapping solution. Apple changed all that though, and along cam Apple Maps which, let’s put it nicely, was a bit pants. So everyone looked around for a Google Maps app, but there wasn’t one.
Until, that is, today. 
Yes, as I rub the sleep out of my eyes I still can’t quite believe it’s true but Google Maps has returned.Download, play and be merry. It even has voice-guided navigation too…
Update: The app collects and sends your location data to Google by default which some users may not want to be a part of so heres how to disable it.
- Tap the person icon to the right of the search bar
- Tap the Settings icon in the top right
- Tap About, terms & privacy at the bottom
- Tap Terms & privacy
- Tap Location data collection
- Turn it off
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