handle uninstalled Apple Maps

[kiliankoe]

Putting a wink emoji in the readme and not respecting the hint myself is some kind of next-level smug. isInstalled() short circuits to true if querying for Apple Maps. How can I check that though? UIApplication.shared.canOpenURL() seems to report true for maps:// and http://maps.apple.com/?q=[...] even if Maps.app is "removed" (as in disabled) from a user's device.

See 📡 rdar://31680034

[kiliankoe]

Apple commented on the radar and asked to test again w/ iOS 11. Interestingly enough the (beta) simulators don't allow the removal of the maps app anymore. Haven't tried it on device yet.

[pteasima]

Thanks for the awesome work!

Any progress on this? I can still remove Apple Maps on iOS13

[pteasima]

For anyone interested:

• application.canOpenUrl(URL(string: "maps://")!) still returns true
• when you actually try to open that url, theres a system alert asking you to redownload maps from the appstore (the open fails but user can retry once theyve downloaded maps)

[kiliankoe]

Hey @pteasima, thanks for the kind words and info!

But judging by your comments it seems iOS' behavior is still very much not ideal. At least there's a dialog 🤷