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"Reports that Google has been battling with Apple to get its own native maps app approved on the App Store appear to have been overblown after Google's Eric Schmidt admitted that the company has &amp;quot;not done anything yet&amp;quot; in regards to offering iOS device owners an alternative to the default iOS 6 Maps app.\r\n\r\nSchmidt -- who is currently visiting Japan to launch Google's Nexus 7 tablet and\u00A0introduce Google Play Books and new movie content -- told Reuters that while the company has not officially moved to launch its app, it has been &amp;quot;talking with (Apple) for a long time,&amp;quot; and admitted &amp;quot;we talk to them every day.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nEver since it became apparent that Apple would introduce its own mapping service and drop support for Google Maps, the search giant has been consistent with its message that it is working with Apple to develop solutions for every mobile platform, including iOS.\r\n\r\nHowever, Bloomberg has a different interpretation of Schmidt's comments:\r\n\u201CWe haven\u2019t done anything yet with Google Maps,\u201D Schmidt told reporters in Tokyo today. Apple would \u201Chave to approve it. It\u2019s their choice,\u201D Schmidt said, declining to say if the Mountain View, California-based company submitted an application to Apple for sale through its App Store.\r\nThe Wall Street Journal reported Schmidt had even more to say:\r\n&amp;quot;In my opinion it would have been better to retain our maps,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;It's their decision, I'll let them describe it.&amp;quot;\r\nYesterday, Apple announced that it has already seen more than 100 million iOS device owners update their iPhones, iPads and iPod touch players to its new iOS 6 software, which brings with it the new Maps app.\r\n\r\nThe company has been on the receiving end of some negative press surrounding the operation of its Maps app, with it regularly displaying incorrect locations, incomplete 3D renderings of buildings and cities and a lack of mapping data in many countries.\r\n\r\nApple released a statement\u00A0following the user backlash, noting that the company\u00A0launched the service knowing that it is a \u2018major initiative\u2019 and that it is just getting started. \u201CThe more people use it, the better it will get,&amp;quot; said Apple spokesperson Trudy Muller.\r\n\r\nGoogle has made no secret that it has plans to push its mapping service on Apple's platforms. In June, Jeff Huber \u2013\u00A0Senior Vice President, Commerce &amp;amp;amp; Local at Google \u2014 confirmed that the company is committed to \u201Cproviding amazing Google Maps experiences on iOS.\u201D\r\n\r\nIt's no longer a question of if, but when, Google will launch something new on iOS devices.\r\n\r\nImage Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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