How do I get this to happen? I turned them all on typed in an address, hit return, hit the button on Google and it opened in Google Maps. I'm on the latest version of iOS.
It's the "safari suggestion" feature. As you type it does a sort of auto complete. For me it was a restuarant name, that "safari suggested" and put at the top of the browser window above the google results. I think the trick is happens before the return is clicked. I was on the go and trying to work fast. I turned it off as a user suggested.
I am baffled by this thread. Never seen any such behavior. Just enabled Safari suggestions. Looking up a place on Google, clicking Maps, Google Maps opens.
I am not sure whether to be against this feature because I cannot get it working... Is it an US only feature or some magic combination of other settings is required?