Some iPhone users have mourned the loss of Google Street View in iOS Maps, and Google has heard their cries. The company has added Street View to the mobile Web-based version of Google Maps for iOS. It's not quite as integrated as the desktop version or the previous iOS Maps app, but it seems to work quite well and, naturally, doesn't require Flash.

Ars readers are probably already familiar with the backlash over Apple's decision to rebuild its Maps app using its own data culled from multiple non-Google sources. Some users have found iOS 6's Maps app to be quite useable and sufficient, but Apple CEO Tim Cook recently apologized for its error-prone dataset and promised to fix it. And while Apple ostensibly considered the 3D "Flyover" mode to be a replacement for Street View, Ars readers told us that it didn't quite replace being able to see exactly what a house or storefront looked like from the street itself.

Google has been coy about the fact that it is working on its own native Google Maps app for iOS, which should be shipping by the end of the year. In the meantime, however, we recommend that those looking for a Maps alternative consider pinning Google's Maps Web app to their homescreen. Unfortunately, before today, the Web app still didn't have the Street View feature.

That has all changed. As hinted to the New York Times and AllThingsD, the HTML5-based Google Maps Web app now has a small button with the Street View "figure" icon. Tapping it loads a separate tab in Safari with a touch-friendly version of Street View. You can swipe around to rotate the view, or tap the large arrows to move up and down the street.

For now, iOS users who prefer Google's map data, transit directions, and Street View have a viable alternative to Apple's native app. It still doesn't offer turn-by-turn directions, but several alternative iOS apps can handle that if needed. Perhaps Google will see fit to include turn-by-turn navigation in its own iOS app when it ships later this year.