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Is it authorized to download map tiles form Google? Is there a limit? Can there be any reason to fear that it might stop working a few days later?

I had been holding off upgrading to ios6, not to miss google maps. But if this app gets removed after I upgrade, that will be devastating.

Any one knows, is there any reason to be concerned?

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It doesn't credit Google as far as I can tell (the legal section just seems to be for the new iOS maps). The link to "Legal" is really small and there's no Google Logo (as Google had required previously)

Still it works if you all you need is map tiles (which I highly doubt what most people use Maps for)

> But if this app gets removed after I upgrade, that will be devastating.

You can grab the app now and still be able to use it after it's pulled. Just save the .ipa and sync it over.

What you'll find even more devastating is that whilst this app uses the Google map tiles, the search isn't any better than Apple's.

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