Apple Maps vehicles will be surveying select regions of Finland, Norway, and Sweden through August, collecting street-level imagery and data, according to a list of locations maintained on Apple’s website. The data collected will be used to improve Apple Maps and to expand its Look Around feature, which remains limited to large U.S. cities like […]
Read MoreNew Mac Ransomware Found in Pirated Mac Apps There’s a new ‘EvilQuest’ Mac ransomware variant that’s spreading through pirated Mac apps, according to a new report shared today by Malwarebytes. The new ransomware was found in pirated download for the Little Snitch app found on a Russian forum. Right from the point of download, it […]
Read MoreApple is adding multiple new features to the Maps app in iOS 14, including Apple Maps icons that will let users know when they’re approaching speed cameras and red-light cameras along a route. Little detail is given about the new camera warning icons, but Apple says that they will let users see where individual cameras […]
Read MoreReal-time transit information in Apple Maps has been expanded to multiple countries and metropolitan regions, Apple today confirmed in an update to its Feature Availability page (via iphone-ticker.de). In addition to regular public transport information, Apple now highlights several regions in which transit information is displayed in real time. These include the whole of Canada, […]
Read MoreApple Maps vehicles will begin surveying Belgium and the Netherlands during June, according to a list of locations maintained on Apple’s website. The data collected will be used to improve Apple Maps and to expand its Look Around feature, which remains limited to a handful of U.S. cities. Introduced in iOS 13, Look Around is […]
Read MoreApple has updated its Maps app to include real time transit directions and data for Hong Kong residents. Image credit: @HappyETwmc From today, local Apple Maps users can search for metro train stations, bus routes and ferry piers, and get real time transit information for services. The only limitation appears to be a lack of […]
Read MoreApple has significantly added to the data available through its Mobility Trends Reports tool using information collected from Apple Maps. Apple’s reports are designed to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 by providing helpful insights to local governments and health authorities, although anyone can use the tool to search by country, region, or city to […]
Read MoreApple Maps is now displaying COVID-19 testing locations across the United States, a feature that Apple began implementing earlier in April. When opening up the search interface in Maps, COVID-19 testing is now the first option in the list, and tapping it brings up all of the testing sites in your local area. Tapping on […]
Read MoreApple this week has expanded its “Look Around” feature for Apple Maps to include Chicago, the latest major U.S. city to gain the 3D street-level imagery to compete with Google’s Street View. The expansion of Look Around to Chicago has been documented in detail by Justin O’Beirne, who notes that this brings the total number […]
Read MoreApple Maps will soon directly display COVID-19 testing locations alongside information specific to the site. Apple today launched an online portal for healthcare providers, labs, or other businesses, to register as COVID-19 testing locations. The Apple Maps team will then review the application, and upon approval the location will appear in Apple Maps. Although the […]
Read MoreApple has updated the search feature in the Apple Maps app to focus on categories that are most important to people right now: groceries, food delivery, pharmacies, hospitals, and urgent care. These category options come up first when searching, coming ahead of restaurants, fast food, gas stations, banks, and other categories that used to be […]
Read MoreApple recently listed a new Writer/Editor job for the Maps app, which appears to suggest that Apple is planning to build an App Store-like location recommendation feature for Maps.As noted by The Verge, the job listing, which has since been removed, says that Apple is looking for a person to “help build and grow a […]
Read MoreAs noted in the MacRumors forums, the new Look Around feature in Apple Maps recently went live in three more cities in the United States, including Boston, Philadelphia, and the Washington, D.C. area.Introduced in iOS 13, Look Around is an interactive way to visually explore a city with 3D street-level imagery, similar to Google Street […]
Read MoreOver the last 48 hours, Apple Maps has expanded its transit directions coverage across Europe. Using the app, travelers in cities across France, Germany, Spain, and possibly other countries in the EU are now able to access departure times and transit routes for various modes of public transport including buses, trams, metro trains, and more. […]
Read MoreApple today confirmed that its redesigned Maps app is now available for all users across the United States, offering better road coverage, more accurate pedestrian data, more precise addresses, and more detailed views of roads, parks, buildings, airports, and more.Apple began testing an expansion of the new Maps app to the Southeast and Central United […]
Read MoreApple in December began testing an expansion of its more detailed Apple Maps app in the Central and Southeastern parts of the United States, along with Alaska, and that updated Maps content is now rolling out to all customers.The revamped Maps app features more extensive geographical details, with updated buildings, roads, parks, sports fields, parking […]
Read MoreIn June 2018, Apple announced that its Maps app would be rebuilt “from the ground up” with more accurate details like grass and trees, pools, parking lots, exact building shapes, sports areas like baseball diamonds and basketball courts, and pedestrian pathways that are commonly walked but previously unmapped. Apple Maps with revamped data in Western […]
Read MoreApple’s Maps app rebuild continues its journey across North America this week, with the company following its pattern of rolling out the enhanced maps in adjacent continental U.S. states. Before (left) and after – Midwest maps comparison via Reddit user 999999797Apple has been deploying the enhanced maps up the northeast United States over the last […]
Read MoreLook Around, a new iOS 13 Maps feature that’s designed to provide a street level view of what’s around you similar to Google’s Street View is now available in Los Angeles and New York City. At launch and during the iOS 13 beta testing period, Look Around in Maps was limited to the Bay Area […]
Read MoreApple on Monday began rolling out a major update to its New York City coverage in the Maps app, boosting geographical details and correcting numerous errors in the process, according to the New York Post. The update should see an increase in details on buildings, roads, parks, sports fields, parking lots, ground cover, foliage, pools, […]
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