3 Years Of Absence, Google Maps Comes Again On Apple Watch

JAKARTA - For a long time, Google Maps will be back on the Apple Watch. In the next few weeks, Google will roll out an app update for Apple devices.

Launching from Engadget, Google Maps suddenly disappeared three years ago from the Apple Watch. The same goes for other apps, including Amazon, eBay, and Target.

Although it is not clear why the application was removed from the Apple Watch. But at that time, Apple was indeed developing its digital map service, namely Apple Maps.

The last time Google Maps was on the Apple Watch was in 2017. This time, Maps will be a standalone application that will be available on the Apple Watch app store with a slight change in iteration, when iPhone users have to download the iOS Google Maps app and use it as an additional extension on Apple watches that.

Google Maps has also added a split-screen feature for Apple CarPlay so drivers can see directions on one side of the screen, and music, podcasts, and calendar on the other side. This means that Apple Watch users can do anything with Google Maps without having to switch to Apple Maps as the default Apple Watch.

Apple Maps has a bad history of providing directions for its users, since it was first launched in 2012. Not infrequently, many motorists have the wrong way or address because they follow the directions of the digital map application made by Apple.

Apple CEO Tim Cook, even had to step in and apologize about the problems experienced by Apple Maps. He was forced to recommend other digital map applications while improving the Apple Maps service.

Launching from Business Insider, Apple has poured a lot of money into improving its digital map services. At least Apple is investing billions of US dollars or trillions of rupiah in order to compete with its competitor Google Maps.

"Apple has spent billions of dollars to fix the digital map application service Apple Maps," said vice president of corporate law, Kyle Andeer, as quoted by VOI, Tuesday, November 26.