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Apple Maps now being used three times more than Google Maps on iPhones

When Apple Maps debuted with iOS 6 in 2012, the service was riddled with issues such as inaccurate point-of-interest information, missing transit data and incorrect turn-by-turn directions. Tim Cook mentioned at the time that Apple would "keep working non-stop" to deliver a better user experience, and the results are now starting to show. In a statement to the Associated Press, Apple has mentioned that its mapping service is being used three times more than its "next leading competitor," which happens to be Google Maps: Apple says its mapping service is now used more than three times as often as its next leading competitor on iPhones and iPads, with more than 5 billion map-related requests each week. Research firm comScore says Apple has a modest lead over Google on iPhones in the U.S., though comScore measures how many people use a service in a given month rather than how often. Apple now gets data from more than 3,000 sources for business listings, traffic and other inform...<br clear='all'/>

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