The days of Apple Maps are about to be over.
If a report saying a Google Maps app for iOS will become available Wednesday night is correct, all iPhone users who have complained about the buggy Apple Maps can go back to their preferred mobile maps app. A source familiar with the matter told AllThingsD the Google Maps app will again become available for iPhone users.
In September, the previously pre-installed Google Maps app was removed from iOS with the launch of Apple Maps in iOS 6. Google refused to enable voice navigation for its maps app, because it invested heavily in its own Android software's turn-by-turn navigation.
Apple's map replacement -- launched before it was error-free -- left many iOS loyalists longing for the days of Google Maps. Even CEO Tim Cook formally apologized for Apple Maps, admitting the product fell short. Mobile software head Scott Forstall and Maps manager Rich Williamson have both since been pushed from the company.