The Russian State Duma is asking why Sevastopol, the largest city in Crimea, is displayed on Apple Maps as being part of Ukrainian territory.
Apple Redesigns Maps Image Collection Page
Apple has redesigned the Apple Maps image collection page featuring a list of locations the company will survey in the future.
Apple Maps Transit and Indoor Maps Expands
Transit directions and indoor maps for Apple Maps have widely expanded to more states.
Apple Maps Transit Expands in Europe
Apple Maps transit directions are expanding to Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland. This is the biggest combined update so far.
DuckDuckGo to Use Apple Maps for Private Search
Private search provider DuckDuckGo announced it will use Apple Maps to power location-based searches.
Apple Maps in India Finally Gets Turn-by-Turn Navigation
Turn-by-turn navigation on Apple Maps finally made it to India this week, as did the ability to order an Uber from within the app.
New Indoor Mall Maps, Flyover Locations for Apple Maps
It’s possible this happened a while ago, but Apple updated its Feature Availability page with the information.
Waze Throws Shade at Apple by Celebrating Tim Cook Day
Waze attributes much of its success to Apple, because of the Apple Maps debacle back in 2012, and celebrates an annual Tim Cook day.
Apple Maps Conducting Pedestrain Level Surveys
Apple Maps is collecting pedestrian level data in California. On Friday, a man wearing a Lidar rig, GPS and multiple cameras as well as an Apple Maps backpack, was spotted in San Francisco, according to MacRumors. On its website, Apple said [via AppleInsider] that Pedestrian teams will be in a number of California counties. While cars conducting mapping are not such a rare site spotted in Los Angeles earlier in the week, but as MacRumors noted: “This is the first time we’ve seen someone collecting mapping data on foot.”
Apple Ads in App Store, News, Worth Billions
Apple’s Search Ad business (App Store) alone could be worth US$2 billion by 2020.
Siri Database Lists Oddly-Named Small Businesses
It’s easy to ask Siri for directions to Trader Joe’s, Starbucks, and other big businesses. But what about small businesses?
Apple Maps App Must be Overhauled. No Choice
In our highly mobile, iPhone life, Apple Maps is crucial. So why isn’t it supremely dominant amongst iOS users?
Apple Maps Revamp - TMO Daily Observations 2018-06-29
John Martellaro and Dave Hamilton join Jeff Gamet to share their thoughts on the major revamp coming to Apple Maps in iOS 12.
New York Transit Support Was Just Added to Apple Maps
Apple’s list of cities hasn’t been updated with Buffalo yet, so it appears that it will be gradually rolling out.
Apple Maps Now Embeddable on the Web With MapKit JS Beta
Apple is expanding the use of Apple Maps on the web with the release of the MapKit JS API to developers. With access to this API, developers can embed interactive Apple Maps directly into their websites and web applications.
Apple Maps Adds Transit Directions for West Virginia
Apple Maps added support for transit directions in West Virginia this week, as first noted by AppleInsider. The directions included below are transit directions within the city of Charleston, WV. Support for this area isn’t listed on the Apple Maps feature list, yet, but they are live now. Our screenshot was taken early evening, Monday.
How to Find Bike Sharing Stations with Apple Maps
If all you need is to know if there are bike sharing stations nearby, Apple Maps covers the basics.
iOS: Use Predictive Text to Share Your Location
Sharing your location with other people is the subject of today’s Quick Tip! While there are approximately a million ways to do so through iOS, you can actually use predictive text to pass along your location, so we’re going to tell you what magic words you’ll need to try it out.
Maps: How to See the Weather for Different Locations
Maps has a nifty little built-in weather widget that’ll let you see the conditions of any place you’re zoomed in to—and this works on the Mac or your iPhone and iPad! Come on in and see what we’re talking about.
iOS: There's a 3D Touch Apple Maps Trick for Weather
Apple Maps displays the temperature of your location, but you can also get more details with a 3D Touch Apple Maps action. Here’s what to do.
