Hi, it seems still google maps is not available for my country. Are they gonna make it available world wide? Google maps works fine for my local area. I used it most of the time when I was using my previous phone, which is a galaxy s2.
Only way around this is by creating a Apple ID with a US address and telephone number. Instructions is found below.
Creating an iTunes Store, App Store, iBookstore, and Mac App Store account without a credit card
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2534
And then can I get back to my original Apple ID once the app is installed? will I be getting updates if I do that in that way?
And then can I get back to my original Apple ID once the app is installed? will I be getting updates if I do that in that way?
Yes. You just install Google Maps, then you log out of the US store and log in again with your local, regular account. Every once in a while, when updates are released, you will have to log in with the US store again to download them, and so on.
I do this regularly with a couple of apps that are not available in my country (some local US newspapers and Pandora, for example).