Google Maps broke an important record with its download numbers. In fact, Google Maps isn’t the first Google app to achieve this. Previously, YouTube and Google Play Services had managed to exceed the same limit. By far, the world’s most used maps application, in this sense, has reached an installation figure much higher than the world’s population.
Google Maps hits record number of downloads
Actually, this record is not very meaningful for Google. Because the maps application is already pre-installed on Android phones. In fact, this is exactly why this record, the 10 billion download limit for Google Maps, was exceeded.
In contrast, the Google Maps app is one of the few apps that is as old as Android. In fact, Google introduced the maps feature for the first time in 2005. After the emergence of Android in 2008, the maps application has also been integrated into Android.
Google’s maps app has exceeded the 10 billion download limit
Today’s maps application is among the most useful navigation applications in the smartphone world. In fact, many navigation applications already have Google Maps infrastructure.
With this number of downloads, Google has three apps with more downloads than the world’s population. But Google is in big trouble with its pre-installed apps. It seems that the technology giant, which has been penalized by the European Union in this regard, will soon have to remove the obligation to install these applications on Android phones. In its latest decision, the European Union accused Google of causing unfair competition in both the search engine and other applications.
Although Google’s maps may seem unrivaled, they have been in important competition for many years. Applications such as Apple Maps, Yandex Maps and Huawei Petal Maps are Google’s biggest competitors in this area. In particular, it is obvious that Google does not add new features to the maps application as before.
On the other hand, the application is among the applications we use the most during the day. One of the main reasons for this is that the application already has the most detailed map network. Both the street images and the constant local updates are one of the pluses of the Google Maps application.
However, Google’s maps app still seems to have a long way to go when it comes to shortcuts. Because it is very difficult to find someone who opens the maps and does not take the wrong path.
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