The rollout of rebuilt Apple Maps data is creeping up the northeast United States
Detailed Maps data now available in Washington D.C., Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts and Maine.
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Seven years following botched Maps debut, Apple shows Google how Street View should be done properly
Be sure to watch this revealing side-by-side comparison video driving the same road in Hawaii with Look Around in Apple Maps on iOS 13 vs. Street View in Google Maps.
Apple Maps to bring on-the-ground data collection to parts of Canada this summer
Apple’s data-collection vehicles will be starting surveying the country beginning this summer.
Apple Maps launches detailed terrain features for Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada
Detailed terrain features, revealed when zooming and panning, should also launch for Alaska, South Carolina and Tennessee in the coming months.
How Apple Maps protects your privacy when navigating
Apple’s approach to privacy extends to the Maps service, which divides your route into scrambled sections on servers so that no one, not even Apple, knows your entire route.
Apple Maps data collection expands to Hawaii and Nevada, coming to Andorra in April
Apple’s LiDAR-equipped vehicles have been conducting ground surveys around the world for three years now, collecting data which will be used to improve Apple Maps.
Apple Maps transit directions and indoor maps expand to new areas
Apple has expanded coverage of Maps’ transit directions to encompass the entirety of a bunch of US states while indoor maps are now available for quite a few shopping malls.
Apple Maps launches transit directions in Denmark, Sweden, Norway & Finland
Apple has expanded availability of transit directions in its Maps app for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch to four European markets: Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Apple Maps: new Flyover locations & indoor maps, turn-by-turn directions in India
Apple Maps has rolled out several of its offerings to new markets, including speed limits in Canada, turn-by-turn directions in India and new flyover locations and indoor maps.
Google is rolling out Assistant in Maps for iOS
Google’s voice-activated Assistant feature can now help you navigate in Google Maps for iPhone and iPad, play music, reply to messages and more.
Apple Maps adds transit directions in Switzerland, indoor maps for the Zurich airport
The Cupertino tech giant has refreshed the Maps service backend with all-new transit directions in Switzerland and indoor maps for the city of Zurich’s busiest airport.
Google Maps app gains Events section, route elevation for biking & walking directions
You can now get a list of everything happening nearby in the refreshed Google Maps app, as well as access elevation data for walking and cycling routes.
