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Google has updated its developer tools so that any iOS developer can access it's Google Maps data and integrate the features into apps.
The updated software developer kit, or SDK, is now available to all iOS developers, not just developers the company had previously granted access to, Google developer advocate Paul Saxman said in a video demonstrating the new tools.
The new version includes support for ground overlays, gesture control and geodesic polylines. Giving access to all developers may mean that more third-party app developers will choose to use Google's mapping data instead of Apple's.
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