Apple Maps

Apple is keeping the ball rolling on pre-WWDC feature announcements. In a new press release, Apple announced that it is rolling out new concert discovery features for Apple Music and Apple Maps. “Together, these new features celebrate the joy of live music and give fans and artists more ways to connect,” Apple says.

A new rumor today says that Apple Maps will get an iPhone Lock Screen Live Activities overhaul with iOS 17. While the alleged change would decrease the view of Maps, it would allow access notifications and show the date and time.

Following last month’s rollout of the new Apple Maps features coming to Austria, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovenia, Apple is now testing them in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Slovakia.

This is the 19th time Apple has expanded coverage of the all-new mapping, which features both far greater detail and improved navigation …

Apple has now rolled out the new Apple Maps features to six new countries: Austria, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovenia. The new experience first launched in parts of the US back in 2018, and coverage has been expanded almost 20 times since then.

The new features include Look Around, lane guidance, Share ETA, and Natural Language Guidance …

One of the most impressive parts of Apple Maps is something called “Detailed City Experience,” which offers incredible 3D recreations of major cities around the world and their associated landmarks. This week, Apple has expanded this feature to Boston for the first time…

Apple is testing a major expansion of the redesigned and rebuilt Apple Maps experience to new users across Europe. With this expansion, Apple is now testing the new Apple Maps design in six new Central European countries…

An Apple Maps privacy bug fixed in iOS 16.3 may have allowed apps to collect user location data without permission.

At least one app appears to have done so, and a security reporter has speculated that the same privacy bug could have been exploited by countless apps over an unknown time period …

There have been suggestions for years now that the iPhone maker is quietly working on an Apple Search service, to compete with Google. That idea is back in the news today, in a report suggesting that it could be one element of a three-part “silent war” on Google.

Recent developments do support the idea that the Cupertino company is gearing up to take on Google in a much more direct fashion than it has so far …

Apple Maps is making it somewhat easier to track down parking options at your final destination. The company is teaming up with SpotHero, a popular third-party parking platform, to give you a rundown of parking availability at landmarks across the United States and Canada… via a basic web view.

Apple is expanding the most advanced and latest version of Apple Maps to more countries. In a press release today, the company announced that the new Apple Maps experience is now available in the Netherlands, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.

Apple Maps on iOS 16 is finally getting one of the most anticipated features users have been asking for ages, the ability to add multi-stop routing on the app. In addition, Apple Maps is also bringing some nice improvements, as users can finally take a preview thanks to the public beta version of the operating system now available.

The new Apple Maps detail has rolled out to three more countries and territories, making 16 in total. Apple began the process of creating its own mapping data from the ground up back in 2018, and the latest expansion covers France, Monaco, and New Zealand.

The new map data offers significantly more detail in both 2D and 3D representations, with the greatest difference seen in buildings of particular significance …

Apple Maps has released a new step-by-step walking guide in augmented reality (AR) in Tokyo, found by Ata Distance. This feature gives you in-depth details on how to get to your destination by walking.

One of the features introduced to Apple Maps with iOS 14 is cycling directions to help cyclists find the best routes with bike lanes. Now the company has expanded the cycling directions in its Maps app to users located in Chicago, Detroit, and other Midwestern US cities.

Apple Maps UK ground surveys are today beginning in three cities, using backpack-mounted cameras and sensors.

Both Apple and Google use similar backpack systems to provide both Look Around imagery of areas that can only be reached on foot – whether mountain trails of pedestrian shopping precincts …

Apple on Thursday announced that it is bringing the new Apple Maps experience with detailed 3D buildings and enhanced navigation to Canada. The new maps, which were built from scratch, will be available in selected Canadian cities.

Apple Maps has seen a lot of upgrades over the last few years and specifically this fall with iOS 15 and another update just landing at the tail end of 2021. Now CNN has interviewed two Apple Maps leaders to learn more about the service including how it turned around the app and why Apple thinks it should be your go-to choice.

One of the new features of iOS 15 is a 3D experience for Apple Maps, which brings detailed landmarks of major cities in three dimensions. As expected, Apple is now expanding the 3D landmarks in Apple Maps to Philadelphia following a recent expansion to Washington D.C. and San Diego.

As governments push for people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Apple is now showing on Apple Maps whether or not a place requires a vaccination passport, PCR test, or mask wearing indoors.

Apple on Thursday announced a major update to Apple Maps for users in Australia. The company is now officially expanding its detailed coverage with better navigation, Look Around, and other features to the country.