{"id":1842820,"date":"2025-06-19T08:37:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T12:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1842820"},"modified":"2025-07-15T10:25:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:25:35","slug":"some-minor-updates-to-apple-and-google-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2025\/06\/some-minor-updates-to-apple-and-google-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Minor Updates to Apple and Google Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In what seems like a relatively minor update, <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/06\/09\/apples-new-maps-will-learn-your-commute-in-ios-26\/\">Apple Maps will learn your preferred routes and remember visited places<\/a> as of iOS 26, coming this fall. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/maps\/new-maps-updates-for-sustainable-travel-europe\/\">Google Maps has announced some sustainable travel updates<\/a>: recommending alternatives to driving, cycling route details, fuel-efficient routing, and marking low-emissions zones in Europe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In what seems like a relatively minor update, Apple Maps will learn your preferred routes and remember visited places as of iOS 26, coming this fall. Meanwhile, Google Maps has announced some sustainable travel updates:&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2025\/06\/some-minor-updates-to-apple-and-google-maps\/\">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":[83,82,1743],"class_list":["post-1842820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-mobile","tag-apple-maps","tag-google-maps","tag-ios-26","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1789480,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2020\/10\/apple-and-google-maps-updates\/","url_meta":{"origin":1842820,"position":0},"title":"Apple and Google Maps Updates","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"6 October 2020","format":"link","excerpt":"Apple Maps AppleInsider looks at how cycling directions work in iOS 14. Macworld provides a primer on how to correct errors and add features in Apple Maps. Apple\u2019s new maps have now officially launched in Ireland and the United Kingdom (previously). 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His conclusions? Apple Maps in iOS 13 is the biggest step forward the app has ever taken. With new and greatly improved maps, Look Around, collections, repurposed favorites, and more, a\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":1788947,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2020\/07\/apple-maps-updates-coming-in-ios-14-this-fall\/","url_meta":{"origin":1842820,"position":4},"title":"Apple Maps Updates Coming in iOS 14 This Fall","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"2 July 2020","format":"link","excerpt":"Updates to Apple Maps announced at WWDC last month include electric vehicle routing, cycling directions, traffic and speed camera notifications, and the ability to derive your location when GPS signals are weak by scanning the buildings in your area (presumably limited to cities with Look Around). 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":1790207,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2021\/02\/google-and-apple-updates\/","url_meta":{"origin":1842820,"position":5},"title":"Google and Apple Updates","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"23 February 2021","format":"link","excerpt":"Google explains how they identify and take action against fraudulent content\u2014fake reviews, fake listings, content vandalism\u2014on Google Maps. Meanwhile, the ability to pay for parking and transit fares is being integrated into the Google Maps app (Engadget, The Verge). 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