“A new job listing posted by Apple shows that the company is working to bring its in-house Maps app, currently only available as native apps for iOS and Mac OS X, to the web,” Jordan Kahn reports for 9to5Mac.
“The position for a ‘Maps Web Developer’ is seeking an individual experienced in ‘creating beautiful and responsive user interfaces’ with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS,” Lee reports. “Specifically, Apple says the individual’s role will be to ‘help make maps work seamlessly on the web’ and build ‘client- side web development for maps-related experiences.'”
Kahn reports, “The switch to its own maps on the web for Find My iPhone would be the last piece of the puzzle for switching away from maps powered by Google since replacing Google Maps with its own Maps app in iOS 6.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lynn Weiler” for the heads up.]