{"id":1791235,"date":"2021-06-09T19:40:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T23:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1791235"},"modified":"2021-06-15T18:28:52","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T22:28:52","slug":"apple-maps-updates-announced-at-wwdc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2021\/06\/apple-maps-updates-announced-at-wwdc\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Maps Updates Announced at WWDC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WWDC 2021 \u2014 June 7 | Apple\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0TD96VTf0Xs?start=1787&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Upgrades to Apple Maps were announced on Monday at Apple\u2019s Worldwide Developers Conference: see coverage from <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/21\/06\/07\/apple-maps-overhaul-includes-time-based-directions-more-detailed-maps\"><em>AppleInsider<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/apple-maps-new-ui-is-a-boon-for-the-navigationally-challenged-175930403.html\"><em>Engadget<\/em><\/a> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/06\/07\/apple-maps-upgrade-brings-more-detailed-maps-transit-features-ar-view-and-more\/\">TechCrunch<\/a><\/em>, as well as the video of the keynote itself (the Maps section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0TD96VTf0Xs&amp;t=1787s\">starts at 29:47<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1791236\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2021\/06\/apple-maps-updates-announced-at-wwdc\/iphone-ios15-maps\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/iphone-ios15-maps.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"iphone-ios15-maps\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/iphone-ios15-maps-150x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/iphone-ios15-maps-512x1024.jpeg\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1791236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/iphone-ios15-maps-150x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Apple Maps on an iPhone\" width=\"150\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/iphone-ios15-maps-150x300.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/iphone-ios15-maps-512x1024.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/iphone-ios15-maps-75x150.jpeg 75w, https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/iphone-ios15-maps-768x1536.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/iphone-ios15-maps-940x1880.jpeg 940w, https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/iphone-ios15-maps-200x400.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/iphone-ios15-maps.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>The changes will be coming to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/ios\/ios-15-preview\/\">iOS 15<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/ipados\/ipados-preview\/\">iPadOS 15<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/macos\/monterey-preview\/\">macOS Monterey<\/a> this fall. They include highly detailed city maps (for only a few cities at launch); a three-dimensional map for navigation that indicates, among other things, complex intersections; improved transit features such as bus route integration and next stop notifications; precise walking directions based on a scan of nearby buildings; and an interactive globe when zoomed out. (Note that <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/21\/06\/09\/the-bell-is-tolling-for-intel-macs-with-the-arrival-of-the-first-apple-silicon-specific-features\">not all of these features will be available on Intel Macs<\/a>, which lack the Neural Engine in Apple\u2019s own chips, nor on older iPhones or iPads with an A11 or earlier chip.)<\/p>\n<p>The Weather app will also be getting temperature, precipitation and air quality maps (see <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/06\/07\/apple-finally-updates-its-weather-app-with-dynamic-backgrounds-maps-and-way-more-data\/\"><em>TechCrunch <\/em>coverage<\/a>). And Italy and Australia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justinobeirne.com\/new-apple-maps-expansion-12-preview\">were announced<\/a> as the next countries to get Apple\u2019s upgraded map layer.<\/p>\n<p><em>Update 11 Jun:<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2021\/06\/11\/maps-in-macos-monterey\/\"><em>MacRumors<\/em> has a roundup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Update 15 Jun<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justinobeirne.com\/apple-maps-redesign-screenshots\">Justin O\u2019Beirne has been adding screenshots<\/a> of Apple\u2019s redesigned maps\u2014its\u00a0<em>new<\/em> new maps\u2014to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justinobeirne.com\/apple-maps-redesign-screenshots\">this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upgrades to Apple Maps were announced on Monday at Apple\u2019s Worldwide Developers Conference: see coverage from AppleInsider, Engadget and TechCrunch, as well as the video of the keynote itself (the Maps section starts at 29:47).&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2021\/06\/apple-maps-updates-announced-at-wwdc\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[600,83,260,1517,509,508,601],"class_list":["post-1791235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-mobile","tag-apple","tag-apple-maps","tag-ios","tag-ios-15","tag-ipad","tag-iphone","tag-mac","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1791492,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2021\/07\/a-look-at-apple-maps-in-ios-15\/","url_meta":{"origin":1791235,"position":0},"title":"A Look at Apple Maps in iOS 15","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"27 July 2021","format":"link","excerpt":"MacRumors takes a look at the changes to Apple Maps in iOS 15. \u201cApple has made so many improvements to the Maps app in iOS 15 that it's almost an entirely different experience. 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In addition, Apple\u2019s new,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Mobile&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Mobile","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/mobile\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1785744,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2018\/06\/third-party-map-apps-coming-to-carplay-in-ios-12\/","url_meta":{"origin":1791235,"position":3},"title":"Third-Party Map Apps Coming to CarPlay in iOS 12","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"4 June 2018","format":"link","excerpt":"As of iOS 12, coming later this year, CarPlay will support third-party map applications like Google Maps and Waze, Apple announced during its WWDC keynote earlier today: AppleInsider, Engadget, The Verge. Up until now the only maps available via CarPlay were Apple's own; drivers who would rather use something else\u2014and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Mobile&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Mobile","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/mobile\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/carplay-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1787538,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/08\/a-close-look-at-apple-maps-in-ios-13\/","url_meta":{"origin":1791235,"position":4},"title":"A Close Look at Apple Maps in iOS 13","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"1 August 2019","format":"link","excerpt":"Writing for MacStories, Ryan Christoffel takes a deep dive into the new features of Apple Maps in iOS 13. His conclusions? Apple Maps in iOS 13 is the biggest step forward the app has ever taken. 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