German regulations — and a lack of historical data — prevent users from jumping through time on Google Street View like they can in many other areas around the world. Germany is also requiring that images be deleted from Street View after 13 years.

Limited offline functionality: Google Maps requires an internet connection to function properly, making it less reliable in areas with poor or no internet coverage. Privacy concerns: Google Maps collects and stores data on users' locations and search history, raising privacy concerns for some users.

Google Maps needs a strong internet connection to work properly. If your internet connection is weak, it may be causing Google Maps to show your wrong location. Try moving to a location with better internet reception or connecting to a different Wi-Fi network.

Apple didn't renew its licence with Google; that still had some months to run when iOS 6 was introduced. But Apple had also been frustrated by Google's refusal to allow it access to its voice-directed turn-by-turn navigation and vector graphics for mapping; Google kept that for its own Android to give it an edge.