Apple officially announced iOS 15 at WWDC back in June. It’s not quite as significant as iOS 14 was, but iOS 15 is packed with new features and improvements. One of those improvements is the redesign of the Maps app. Apple’s first-party navigation app has needed a refresh for quite some time. It’s mostly caught …
Google didn’t surprise anyone when it stopped updating its mobile apps on iOS in late 2020. Apple had just rolled the new app privacy labels that show users the terrifying amount of data apps collect from them. Facebook was the most vociferous critic of Apple, but the company did choose to immediately show users just …
Google announced in mid-January new Google Maps and Search features to support the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination campaign. The apps show vaccination sites and present more information about vaccines in the US. Apple is taking a similar approach to Apple Maps. From now on, Apple Maps will display the nearest COVID-19 vaccination locations and more relevant …
Apple’s Maps app struggled out of the gate, but it has improved significantly in the years since its launch. That said, it still lacks many of the features of Google Maps, but in the weeks and months to come, it looks like Apple’s navigation app will get closer to parity with Google’s offering. The latest …
Apple has rolled out a new Apple Maps feature with iOS 14.5 beta that iPhone users in the US can test out right now. Apple Maps supports incident reports, the signature feature that makes Waze so much better than Google Maps. Google has also added incident reports support to Google Maps after Waze made the …
The Apple Maps Look Around feature has started rolling out internationally, with Japan being the first country outside the US to get it. Look Around is Apple’s equivalent to the Street View functionality in Google Maps, but the feature has a few unique characteristics. The new Look Around feature is great, but it isn’t available …
Google Maps directions might soon include a nifty new feature that’s already available on Apple Maps. Some users have already started seeing traffic lights icons in the Android version of the app, both in navigation and driving mode. Apple rolled out the traffic lights feature in Apple Maps in iOS 13, and it’s already available …
Apple opened up a web portal for hospitals and labs to submit information about COVID-19 testing locations earlier this month. On Tuesday, COVID-19 testing locations began appearing on Apple Maps in the US. Some locations are providing COVID-19 diagnostic tests as well as antibody tests. Visit BGR’s homepage for more stories. There are countless hurdles …
Apple Maps will soon start showing testing locations for the novel coronavirus. Apple has an online portal where healthcare providers and other businesses can register their COVID-19 testing locations. Google Maps has plenty of coronavirus-related features but doesn’t list COVID-19 testing sites in the app. Visit BGR’s homepage for more stories. Apple has been upgrading …
On a recent trip to Charleston for vacation, I continued what has by now been a longstanding practice of mine — a reliance on Google Maps to both navigate wherever I travel to (in this case the picturesque South Carolina town) and to do everything from check restaurant and business information, read reviews, and pull …
