If you've been wondering why Apple Maps isn't getting any outward-facing enhancements in iOS 12, here's your answer: the company has been busy working on a massive Maps update.
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Apple Maps lane guidance expands to Croatia and Slovenia
Apple Maps customers in Croatia and Slovenia can now use a lane guidance feature.
Widespread outages reported for Apple Maps [Update: service restored]
If you were planning on using Apple Maps to go on a trip today, you might want to reconsider. It looks like the mapping software for iPhone and iPad isn't working right now. Apple has confirmed the problem via its System Status page.
The Apple Maps problem begins when you attempt to request a route from one location to another. Instead of the route, you'll see the message, "Directions Not Available, Route information is not available at the moment." In other cases, searches for locations are failing to work properly.
Updated at 1:43 p.m. EDT:
It looks like Apple has fixed this problem. The status now says "Resolved Issue."
Apple will use drone imagery to improve Maps
Apple's officially confirmed the use of drones to capture aerial images for Apple Maps.
How to stop receiving turn-by-turn directions on Apple Watch
In this guide, we’ll show you how to stop receiving alerts for every upcoming turn on your Apple Watch when you’re navigating to a place in the Apple Maps app on your iPhone.
Apple Maps has integrated bike sharing data in over 175 cities across 36 countries
Apple customers are now able to find the nearest bike-sharing stations that are close to their vicinity using Apple Maps on their iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Watch.
Apple Maps transit directions now available in Columbia, Charleston and Greenville
After bringing transit directions to people in Milwaukee and Omaha last month, the iPhone maker is now offering transit data on Apple Maps to the customers who live in the Columbia, Charleston and Greenville metropolitan areas of South Carolina.
Uber update drops compatibility with Apple Maps extensions and Siri integration
An update to Uber for iPhone, dated January 22, has nixed integration with Siri and Apple Maps.
Apple Maps rolls out transit directions in Milwaukee and Omaha
Apple Maps customers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Omaha, Nebraska can now use their iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Watch to get transit directions with bus lines and more.
Apple Maps lane guidance expands to New Zealand, Belgium, Netherlands & Sweden
Lane guidance, a new Apple Maps feature in iOS 11 for iPhone, iPad and CarPlay, has expanded to four additional countries following its debut in iOS 11 last fall and subsequent expansion in November 2017 to countries like Australia, Canada, France, Germany and the UK.
3 ways to find the GPS coordinates of any location on iPhone
Many apps you use on your iPhone are tapping your location to provide services or data based on where you are. While everything happens in the background, all these apps are actually using your GPS coordinates on your iPhone to pinpoint your location in the most precise way.
While an average user will never have to deal with GPS coordinates, knowing how to obtain and understand them can be valuable for some. I'm thinking about outdoorsy people or those into geocaching, for instance. If you're one of these people, or if you just want to learn something new, here's how to view GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) on iPhone.
Apple Maps lane guidance expands to Australia, Canada, France, Germany & UK
Lane guidance, a tremendously useful feature added to Apple Maps with iOS 11, has expanded to five additional countries following its initial launch in September.