My application was rejected due to Google Maps?

Question

Today my app got reject i don't understand problem.

Rejected because:

10.6 - Apple and our customers place a high value on simple, refined, creative, well thought through interfaces. They take more work but are worth it. Apple sets a high bar. If your user interface is complex or less than very good, it may be rejected

With comment:

10.6 Details

Your app’s location feature is not integrated with the built-in mapping functionality, which limits users to a third party Maps application. 

Next Steps

Please revise your app to give users the option to launch the native Apple Maps application. 

What i need to do? I should add Apple Maps in my app and give the user a choice? Why they do not require such other applications.

A few words about my application: It’s social network that displays the users on map

You can see main screen with Google Maps

Westley

Are you also using the Google Maps URL scheme to open the Google Maps app, perhaps on a button or something? – Meingolda

That might be something new they are trying to enforce. Talk to your reviewer via the resolution center and if your arguments won't work or reviewer keeps silent, file a dispute there. You better use iTunes connect forums to discuss this with "public", and as Apple says - "don't take it to the press, talk to us first". – Procora

i need the answer of this too.... – Ritter

Is the query cleared? – Renoir

Answer 1

they say: "to give users the option to launch the native Apple Maps..."

what you can do is show an action sheet with 3 options:

1. google maps
2. waze
3. maps

the user will choose ...

one of the option shoukd be maps of Apple implement the maps option as follow:

    let regionDistance:CLLocationDistance = 100
    let coordinates = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(lat, lon)
    let regionSpan = MKCoordinateRegionMakeWithDistance(coordinates, regionDistance, regionDistance)
    let options = [
        MKLaunchOptionsMapCenterKey: NSValue(mkCoordinate: regionSpan.center),
        MKLaunchOptionsMapSpanKey: NSValue(mkCoordinateSpan: regionSpan.span),
        MKLaunchOptionsDirectionsModeKey: motType = MKLaunchOptionsDirectionsModeDriving
    ] as [String : Any]
    let mapItem = MKMapItem(placemark: MKPlacemark(coordinate: coordinates, addressDictionary: nil))
    mapItem.name = placeName
    mapItem.openInMaps(launchOptions: options)

Cheapjack

Answer 2

Inside iTunes Connect, I simply questioned the rejection, asking them why this was required, and stated that I have business logic related to Google Maps. After two days the app got accepted.

Kioto