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The Maps application on iOS used to use Google Maps. But then Google started to collect too much user data and withholding features like turn-by-turn navigation (while making it available on Android).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Maps#Initial_release

Becoming independent from Google for such a core feature was an important move.



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