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Apple expands transit directions, indoor site directions, to new locations

Once again, Apple Maps has slowly grown in the background. The application now provides transit directions in the following states: Alaska Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Indiana Illinois Kentucky Mississippi Missouri New Jersey North Dakota New York Oklahoma Rhode Island South Dakota Texas Apple has also upped its list of malls and airports where indoor maps […]

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Turn-by-turn directions, ride hailing features surface for Apple Maps in India

If you’re looking to meander towards India in the near future, you’ll like this. Apple has incorporated turn-by-turn navigation to Apple Maps in India. It also gave customers in the country the ability to order taxis from within the app via popular ride-hailing services. A number of users in India, especially New Delhi and Bengaluru, […]

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Apple CarPlay, Android Auto go head to head in comparison video

In an informal – but funny – showdown between Apple’s CarPlay and Android Auto, the mighty Yuri and Jakub hopped into a car and tested both systems out in terms of voice recognition, finding directions and making quick calls from your car. The results speak for themselves, especially when Siri comes into play.

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Apple to add Nearby feature to watchOS 2.2

Apple’s watchOS 2.2 is en route and the current beta features an upcoming Nearby search features in Apple Maps as well as quick navigation buttons for travel directions to home and work addresses. The current shipping watchOS version has the Maps application launch to a view of your current location, then pressing the display firmly […]

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Apple Maps comes back, trumps Google Maps usage on iOS devices

When Apple Maps was released in the fall of 2012, it was shaky at best, an industry joke at worst. iOS users, frustrated with Apple Maps, flocked to Google Maps, which included features such as transit directions. Now, they may be flocking back to Apple Maps. Over time, Apple has quietly but steadily improved both […]