iOS 14 Maps: deeper Apple Store integration, movie theaters with IMAX sessions, more
Apple is apparently working on much deeper integration of relevant Apple Store information for its Apple Maps services in the upcoming iOS 14 update.
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Apple Maps expands its transit directions coverage across Europe
You can now access departure times and transit routes for various modes of public transport in major cities across France, Germany, Spain and other European countries.
Enhanced Apple Maps data now available in Midwest U.S.
Customers in West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and North Illinois can now enjoy enhanced Maps coverage and terrain detail, including parking lots, foliage, pools and the like.
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.
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.
