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If it’s anything like Google Maps on Android, there’s a small threshold before it snaps out of North/up alignment. And even then, you can tap the compass and it’ll reset the rotation.

Actually iOS 6's Maps app behaves exactly like that. The threshold is even larger than Android's (at least that's how it behaves on iPad, I haven't upgraded my iPhone 4 yet).

Android has it. No problems with usability here. Once you commence a zoom action you can't rotate at the same time.

Completely agree, this drives me nuts in the new Apple maps. Unless I'm in 3d mode I never want to be off north being the top, it makes things very confusing otherwise.

I've already made up my mind to never upgrade from iOS 5.

We'll see how long "never" lasts, but I'd predict "at least a year".

The iOS 6 Maps has this too, and I haven't found a way to turn it off. You can also inadvertently "rotate" to 3D mode, which is again very annoying.