Apple's mapping service on iOS and macOS has rolled out several of its most important offerings to new markets, including turn-by-turn directions in India and speed limits in Canada, as well new locations for Flyover views and indoor maps.
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Night Maps brings a universal Dark Mode experience to various mapview-supported apps
Dark Mode-centric jailbreak tweaks have become quite the hot commodity as of late, but many lack support for the different types of mapviews used in the bevy of map and navigation apps available for download in the App Store.
Enter Night Maps, a new jailbreak tweak by iOS developer FoxFortMobile that fills this particular niche. As shown above, Night Maps brings a universal Dark Mode experience to the mapview of almost any map or navigation app you might use on your iPhone or iPad.
Waze rolling out audio player with support for Spotify, Pandora, TuneIn, iHeartRadio & more
In beta since October 29, Waze's new built-in audio player began rolling out today in Waze 4.45 for iPhone and iPad, now available on App Store The crowd-sourced navigation app implemented this feature so that users would get lost in their music, not on the road, without having to switch apps while navigating.
Add transparency and zoom features to Google Maps for iOS with GMEnhancer
Despite how Apple Maps has matured over the years, Google Maps continues to be one of the most popular navigation solutions on the iOS platform. Google Maps is reliable, easy to use, and encompasses a bevy of conveniences that Apple Maps doesn’t; but one thing it lacks customization.
Here to fix that dilemma is a new free jailbreak tweak called GMEnhancer by iOS developer b01s. This tweak provides users with several ways to modify the stock look and feel of the Google Maps app on pwned iOS handsets.
You can now use Google’s Waze using CarPlay
The latest version of Waze finally adds CarPlay support to the popular navigation app. The compatibility arrives with the 4.43.4 app update.
Google Maps app gains Events section, route elevation for biking & walking directions
The search giant yesterday refreshed the Google Maps app for iPhone and iPad on App Store, adding a new Events feature and elevation data for walking and cycling routes.
How to stop seeing Maps when using Apple Watch stepping directions in watchOS 5
watchOS 5 brings some tweaks to the Maps app on your wrist, like choosing to show or optionally hide Maps when using Apple Watch stepping directions. For those times when you might want to toggle off this feature, follow the instructions in this step-by-step tutorial.
How to customize Maps turn-by-turn navigation alerts on Apple Watch
In this tutorial, we will share how you can personalize the Maps app turn-by-turn navigation alerts on your Apple Watch when you're driving, using CarPlay, walking, or cycling.
Google Maps: how to swap out driving navigation arrow for vehicle icons
Google Maps for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch makes it easy to customize vehicle icons. You can only spicy up your ride this way when using the app's driving navigation mode.
Apple Maps lane guidance expands to Croatia and Slovenia
Apple Maps customers in Croatia and Slovenia can now use a lane guidance feature.
You can now connect Waze for iPhone with any Ford vehicle running SYNC 3
As promised, Google-owned Waze has been updated with support for Ford's SYNC 3 protocol.
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.