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 ...

In context: Apple has always kept its Maps app locked away in its walled garden. The company recently started expanding access to it. Last year, it launched a beta version of Apple Maps for web ...

In iOS 26, Apple Maps quietly learns your daily driving patterns to help you beat traffic, but you might not want it tracking your regular routes. Here's how to disable the feature. Using on-device ...

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It’s a different story three years later. Apple fixed errors as users submitted them. It quietly bought several mapping companies, mostly for their engineers and other talent. This fall, it added ...

Apple Maps was heavily criticized for inaccuracies and errors in its early days, but now it's one of the most trusted navigation platforms. The app offers various features, like making restaurant ...

Google Maps has been around for nearly two decades and is the most popular navigation app. Waze is more community-centric while Apple Maps has a loyal user base of iPhone owners. Each navigation app ...

Specifically, there is still no easy way to transfer saved map data from one app to another. This ends up locking users into one mapping platform, which is good for the two tech giants involved, but ...

Apple’s latest iOS 26 update introduced a new feature in Maps called Visited Places, designed to automatically log locations users have travelled to. While the tool promises to make it easier to ...