Apple Maps was, to put it lightly, a disaster at launch. A decade later, though, it’s surprisingly good: the app now has much better map data and can do all kinds of tricks.Even better: iOS 17 ...

Maps vs. Maps historical contest. Launched in 2005, Google Maps has been the premier mobile mapping service since the dawn of the smartphone. Apple Maps for the iPhone and iPad, on the other hand ...

Apple Maps downloaded to your iPhone will also be available on the Apple Watch, when the paired iPhone is nearby. The watch cannot download maps directly. How to download an offline map in iOS 17.

Map type. In Google Maps, there are three map types. For whatever reason, the web version classifies one of these as a “detail” rather than “type,” but we’ll stick to the latter.

The boundaries of Apple’s walled garden aren’t as well defined as they used to be; Apple Maps is the latest app to break out. It has taken a while—the app launched in 2012—but you can now ...

How to enable Location History in Google Maps. Google Maps creates your timeline by tracking where you've been over a long period of time. To do this, it needs your location history.

And Maps Incognito Mode also stops app-related notifications and app personalization. But it doesn't offer a protective blanket across all of your devices.

Apple announced the updates to Maps, coming in iOS 26, during WWDC 2025 on Monday. The company said your iPhone will now learn your preferred commute, and the routes you often take to go home, to ...

On Thursday, a Google Maps glitch accidentally made it appear that the most desirable routes on German autobahns and highways were shut down, The Guardian reported. It remains unclear what exactly ...