Q:

MobileFirst on iOS: start Google Maps and let user return

I use a standard Maps protocol for iOS in my MobileFirst 7.0 hybrid app:
<a href="http://maps.apple.com/?q=...">...</a>

The Google Maps app opens correctly, however there is no possibility to return back to my app. The iOS apps list shows my app icon with Google Maps screen. The Google Maps UI has no exit button to return back. I would expect there to be two separate processes: my app and Google Maps.
Am I doing anything wrong or is this intended? If so, how should one go about something like this?

A:

Per the Apple guide, this will open either Safari or the Maps app. It does not mention anything on returning back to the app, so that's just that: https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/featuredarticles/iPhoneURLScheme_Reference/MapLinks/MapLinks.html
Edit: but to get it to work in web apps, like in the case of IBM MobileFirst, where the app is rendered in a WebView inside an app, you should not follow Apple's guidelines to use a URL such as: http://maps.apple.com?q=... but rather only maps:q=....
By using the second option the actual Apple Maps app will launch instead of replacing your app with Google Maps.

