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From time to time whenever we run into an issue with an app or software, we have the option of sending in a bug report in hopes that the company will fix it. We expect that developers receive many such reports a day. Sometimes it could be an intended function that confused a user into thinking it’s a bug, and sometimes it’s a legitimate claim. The point is that there are probably a ton of reports that need to be sifted through.

That being said, how are we to know that an issue has been fixed or acknowledged at the very least? Well Apple is apparently looking into such a feature, according to a report from a reader of MacRumors who recently claimed that Apple is apparently testing a feature in its Maps application that will notify users when an error has been fixed.

As we’re sure many of you guys are aware by now, Apple Maps isn’t exactly the most accurate of Map apps available at the moment and has it fair share of instances where it has provided users with the wrong directions. Apple has since encouraged users to submit any issues or errors that they might have spotted and thanks to this feature, it will prompt users when a problem has been fixed.

Apparently this feature is currently being tested as not many people have noticed it (there are a handful who have) and there has been some difficulty replicating it ever since, but hopefully this is a feature that Apple will roll out in earnest in the near future, or perhaps with the release of iOS 8.

In the meantime what do you guys think? Will you appreciate being notified when a bug or issue you reported has been fixed, or would you rather that developers just work quietly in the background and assume that they will get around to fixing it?

Apple Reportedly Testing Map Notifications To Inform Users Of Fixed Problems , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Apple, Cellphones, Apple Maps, Apps,

Apple decided to replace Google Maps in iOS 6 with its own homegrown mapping service called Apple Maps. When iOS 6 was released in September 2012 and Apple Maps finally became available to users, it was chaos. The launch didn’t go smoothly at all, Apple Maps was plagued with issue from the start so much so that CEO Tim Cook had to issue a public apology. Moreover, it is believed that the Maps fiasco is what cost former iOS SVP Scott Forstall his job at Apple. Google provided an alternative by releasing Google Maps as a standalone app in the App Store. The latest data from comScore shows that contrary to popular belief, majority of U.S. iPhone users aren’t searching for an alternative, they’re all using Apple Maps.

According to comScore, more than 35 million iPhone owners in the U.S. used Apple Maps in September 2013. Only 6 million iPhone users used Google Maps instead, and 2 million of these users are those who either have not updated to iOS 6 or have iPhones that can not be updated to iOS 6. As a result of being replaced by Apple Maps, Google’s mapping service as lost almost 23 million mobile customers in the U.S., which is without a doubt one of the most lucrative markets out there. Google Maps usage across iPhone and Android in the U.S. stands at over 58.7 million as of September 2013.

Data Shows U.S. iPhone Owners Increasingly Adopted Apple Maps Over Google Maps original content from Ubergizmo.

Apple’s career website featured a new job opening a couple of days ago. The company requires a Maps Web User Interface Designer, the person would be working on a “new secret project,” among other things. Since the original job posting went live and the wording was picked up by online news outlets, it has now been removed from the posting. However, the rumor mill has now begun speculating as to what this new secret project might be, which is apparently related to Maps.

One theory is that perhaps Apple wants to expand the reach of its Maps service beyond iOS and Mac devices. Apple Maps debuted with iOS 6 and they will be available on Mac computers after OS X 10.9 Mavericks is released in the coming weeks. Rumor has it that Apple might allow the Maps service to be accessed through a conventional web browser, regardless of the operating system or device. People applying for this position must possess three years of experience in building native and web apps. The company also requires that candidates have knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, DOM, XML and JSON. It is too soon to say right now, for sure, what this project is. Hopefully we’ll see it materialize in the future.

Apple Wants Someone To Work On A “Secret Project” With Maps original content from Ubergizmo.

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We’re sure the tech world won’t soon forget the drama Apple created when it decided to ditch Google Maps for their own Apple Maps application as it was obvious the company wasn’t completely ready to take their mapping application to the main stage. Months later, Google published its own Google Maps application onto iOS, which was a complete success, and shows people want Google Maps on the iPhone, especially Google’s former CEO, Eric Schmidt.

Schmidt spoke at today’s AllThingsD Mobile Conference and admitted Google would love to work with Apple once again to offer a really great app experience for iOS users. “We would still really like them to use our maps,” Schmidt said. “It would be easy for them to take the app in the store and put it as their basic one.” (more…)

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