Google Maps Coming to the iPhone [REPORT]

Google is prepping Google Maps for the iPhone, offering a fix for customers dissatisfied with Apple's poorly received Maps app, according to a report.

Citing "a person with direct knowledge of the matter," The Wall Street Journal reports that Google is distributing a test version of its mapping app to people outside the company. Google is "putting finishing touches" on the app before it hits the App Store. However, it's unclear exactly when that will happen. If and when that comes to pass, consumers will have an alternative to Apple's Maps app, which comes preinstalled with iPhones.

Apple declined to comment on the matter. A Google rep told The WSJ: "We believe Google Maps are the…
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