Thanks to both of you. I guess sending Chrome to Mobile isn't so bad, the main annoyance I have is when I'm asked if I want to download the Google Maps app for iOS... which I already have... so I have to bypass that every time. I'll see what I can work out with the Browser Changer tweak.
In the grand scheme of things, I feel like I've been spoiled by technology lol, what we can actually do with it is still amazing.
So I messed around with Browser Changer to see if I could get this to work. I tried a bunch of different setups and variations etc, but I could never get the tweak's built in "open links in the google maps app" feature to recognize the maps data before the iPhone Chrome browser recognized it. Basically, what I'm saying is, Chrome will recognize, read, and load the maps prior to the Browser Changer tweak and therefore it never reaches the instructions to load in Google Maps app. I also did the same testing with the Dolphin extension and I had the exact same results. In both cases, the iPhone browser loaded the map and directions. In order to open in Goolge Maps, I had to click on the link at the very top of the page. That's not a bad alternative.
Later on when I have some time I will try using the other tweak, MapsOpener. I really hope that works because I am really liking Safari on iOS 6.1. I am starting to think I would prefer to skip 3rd party browsers for a little while. For some reason, Safari feels a lot more "snappier" and noticeably faster than ever before, at least for me. Maybe it's placebo. Who knows, I might just go back to using Safari full time with the tweak Fullscreen for Safari and keep Chrome and Dolphin as backups. Dolphin is a must have for me because of the built in download feature. That is a very handy feature to have along with iFile. And having Chrome is really nice too because I use Chrome on my computer and I like being able to quickly and easily access open tabs on my iPhone when I'm not home.
Anyways, if you stumble across a direct way to open directions in the Google Maps app by sending the directions from the desktop version of Chrome using the extension please post it. I would love to be able to do this. If you use the built in "link" option on the google maps site, you can email a link to yourself. But even with Browser Changer, when I click on the emailed link the map opens in my browser and not the app. Maybe MapsOpener is better at this function. I haven't tried it yet. To me it looks like Browser Changer only opens directions in the Google Maps app when you access directions via an app store app. Can anyone else shed some light on this? Is MapsOpener a better solution? Heck, if I'm going to use Safari full time then I don't need Browser Changer. Maybe MapsOpener is the better option for people with this setup?
Regardless, like you said, we are pretty spoiled and I can live with the fact I have to click on an additional link haha. It's not that big of a deal. The fact I can access my desktop browser and send links directly to my iPhone is incredible. Good luck!
Edit: So I just tried MapsOpener. I sent an email link of directions using the "email directions" feature of Google Maps on my desktop browser. When I clicked on the email link, it opened the Google Maps app directly whereas Browser Changer opened my default browser instead. However, you still can not use the Chrome extension to send the map directions. When I did this, whether I used the Chrome to Mobile extension or Google Sync, in both cases the link opened in Google Chrome on my iPhone. From there I can stay in Chrome and follow the directions to my destination (which is not safe if driving) or click on the link at the top of the page to open in the Google Maps app. This is a minor issue that I can live with. The only reason I want to use the app instead of the browser is so I can have turn by turn navigation plus it allows me to search for nearby business and restaurants.
Wow what a long and boring post for such a trivial matter. This is why I love jailbreaking though. It's so much fun to try and find the right balance of tweaks and extensions to customize the user interface and user experience to better suit my needs/wants.
I mean, sometimes flaws are necessary for advancement, you know?