I got a notification this morning that cycling directions were now available here in New York City...despite them having been available already for many months now.
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I got a notification this morning that cycling directions were now available here in New York City...despite them having been available already for many months now.
I’m big Apple fan boy but Apple maps are nowhere near as good or as constantly updated like Google maps.
list under “HISTORY” of Significant locations does not show different city names, but shows multiple entries of same State in which the cities travelled are situated- iPhone 11 Pro shows this error but another iPhone 7 behaves correctly and does not show error.
Seems to be the case. I saw on Reddit that LA and the Bay Area's cycling coverage has expanded. I look forward to the Chicago area! Now granted of course, the weather says I won't be busting out my bike for a while, but it'll be nice to have in the spring!
Well…one question answered regarding whether or not incident reports show up on Maps when NOT routing…they do!
Found this while testing some bike routing in San Francisco.
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Canceled the routing and went back to the same spot to see if the accident shows up on the map…and it does!
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Found this while testing some bike routing in San Francisco.
Canceled the routing and went back to the same spot to see if the accident shows up on the map…and it does!
Well…one question answered regarding whether or not incident reports show up on Maps when NOT routing…they do!
But can you tell if that icon was placed there due to a user’s report? Or was it there because Apple themselves received word of an accident via government source, or however they used to do it?
Found this while testing some bike routing in San Francisco.
![726221a5e4a0536267a55337bf4e75aa.jpg]()
Canceled the routing and went back to the same spot to see if the accident shows up on the map…and it does!
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But can you tell if that icon was placed there due to a user’s report? Or was it there because Apple themselves received word of an accident via government source, or however they used to do it?
Good question....no clue!
EDIT: I went back and it is gone now...and then I spent 5 minutes looking all over the Bay Area for another incident since I figured there would be more reported there than anywhere else. Not sure if zoom level matters, but figured if "road closed" symbols show up, that other stuff should show up as well.
Really looking to see if speed traps show!
Seeing accident and hazard icons in the map with no routing is nothing new.
Perhaps touching it will yield some clues. There’s typically some info about what happened in the details box that pops up. I wonder if a user-generated alert will appear differently, or specify as such when you press on it. ?
Interesting…still don’t know if user reported.
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Oooh, but that’s new...now when you touch it, it seems to give you the ability to clear it, or confirm it’s still ongoing.
That location description, though....
I'm guessing because the report has no clarification whether or not the accident is on the northbound or southbound side?
And I'm also guessing this is the alert that comes up when you come up to an incident. I tapped on the incident to make this visible, but makes sense it will be automatic when driving.
Just for comparison, this is what accidents look like for me on regular iOS 14.4:
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![79733B2D-D0FF-41A5-BDD6-445A85273034.jpeg]( "79733B2D-D0FF-41A5-BDD6-445A85273034.jpeg")
![0818338A-4BEE-49A4-9D86-2F09E091F017.jpeg]( "0818338A-4BEE-49A4-9D86-2F09E091F017.jpeg")
Sometimes, highway accidents show more than one alert, each with its own location. It would almost seem as if Apple places one where the slow down begins, and another where the actual incident is.
Sometimes, highway accidents show more than one alert, each with its own location. It would almost seem as if Apple places one where the slow down begins, and another where the actual incident is.
Yep…I just never see any….so, it looks like what I’m seeing is just the new icon and not really any new information.
EDIT: But as you mention above, the ability to confirm or clear is new??
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Hey everyone! Just figured I’d add a few things I’ve noticed from over here in Ireland on our maps over the past few weeks and months that I haven’t seen mentioned. (Apologies for , on mobile.)
1) I have seen the new review system here, but it only seems to be on restaurants. I’ve attached a photo below for kicks.
2) We do NOT have crash/speed trap reporting here. Tried it with Siri and all I got was “incident report is not supported in Ireland.” Pic below also for kicks.
3) Dublin Bus has JUST gotten live updates on maps. Previously it had the “scheduled for: __” thing, but you can now see live delays as well as bus positions on the route. Interestingly, despite being under the umbrella of TFI with Dublin Bus, the LUAS, DART, and the various other providers that serve the Dublin metro area do NOT have live updates. I however can’t speak to whether this is a data integration issue, or whether these vehicles literally just don’t have the capability/hardware.
4) Most interestingly is our look around. Though it’s listed nearly everywhere as covering “Dublin” reality is it more like the entire eastern half of the Republic since it extends from the border down to Rosslare. What’s interesting is where it cuts in and out. You can see in the 3rd picture how look around is only available in County Offaly, and despite the fact that the M7 passes through it and Tipperary multiple times in a short distance, it religiously cuts off at the border despite the fact it’s clear that the car would have had to continue driving because there’s no off ramp. This is the most obvious place I’ve seen, but even looking at the border with Northern Ireland it’s clear that the cars would have had to venture into the North at least a little, and likely recorded something. And on top of it the extent of the imagery is further than what’s highlighted on the map, potentially showing some “cropping” was done instead of the recording just ending. (See last pic) So the question is what gives? Why not release the whole of the Republic at least, and maybe the North too? Clearly some excess data exists. How hard would it have been to allow that motorway to continue? My best guess is that a computer was told “clip around these county borders” and the logic of “but that’s a dumb way to do that for this section” was removed.
Anyway these are my random speculations. Hopefully it provides some amusement!
1) I have seen the new review system here, but it only seems to be on restaurants. I’ve attached a photo below for kicks.
2) We do NOT have crash/speed trap reporting here. Tried it with Siri and all I got was “incident report is not supported in Ireland.” Pic below also for kicks.
3) Dublin Bus has JUST gotten live updates on maps. Previously it had the “scheduled for: __” thing, but you can now see live delays as well as bus positions on the route. Interestingly, despite being under the umbrella of TFI with Dublin Bus, the LUAS, DART, and the various other providers that serve the Dublin metro area do NOT have live updates. I however can’t speak to whether this is a data integration issue, or whether these vehicles literally just don’t have the capability/hardware.
4) Most interestingly is our look around. Though it’s listed nearly everywhere as covering “Dublin” reality is it more like the entire eastern half of the Republic since it extends from the border down to Rosslare. What’s interesting is where it cuts in and out. You can see in the 3rd picture how look around is only available in County Offaly, and despite the fact that the M7 passes through it and Tipperary multiple times in a short distance, it religiously cuts off at the border despite the fact it’s clear that the car would have had to continue driving because there’s no off ramp. This is the most obvious place I’ve seen, but even looking at the border with Northern Ireland it’s clear that the cars would have had to venture into the North at least a little, and likely recorded something. And on top of it the extent of the imagery is further than what’s highlighted on the map, potentially showing some “cropping” was done instead of the recording just ending. (See last pic) So the question is what gives? Why not release the whole of the Republic at least, and maybe the North too? Clearly some excess data exists. How hard would it have been to allow that motorway to continue? My best guess is that a computer was told “clip around these county borders” and the logic of “but that’s a dumb way to do that for this section” was removed.
Anyway these are my random speculations. Hopefully it provides some amusement!
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Was playing around with the “new” cycling directions. I think these map symbols might be new. Don’t recall seeing them before.
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Thank you for your write-up. That’s very interesting. However, I must ask you, is Five Guys really considered €€€€ expensive like your screenshot shows?! That seems excessive!
I noticed those as well while testing some routes…tap on the symbol and it will give you a detailed explanation like, “must walk bike across Main Street”….
Haha! I don’t know what that’s about tbh! It’s certainly not much worse than in the states. (No more than €10 for a fully loaded up burger?) The POI data here is a little shoddy to say the least…
Are we expecting iOS 14.5 to drop tomorrow?
I ask, because a new iOS version is usually about to come out when all of my apps are suddenly updating. Updated ten apps this morning, and now another eight want to update.
I ask, because a new iOS version is usually about to come out when all of my apps are suddenly updating. Updated ten apps this morning, and now another eight want to update.
I don’t think it was scheduled until mid-March according to most opinions…but maybe?
Apps usually update after though, correct??
Based on an email I got today, there won’t be the public release, but there will be a beta. I got an email stating action was going to be required for “this week’s beta” but it was action specific to HomePod betas. (Have to make sure automatic update is turned on because there won’t be a manual update).
I’m not on the HomePod beta, but I’d assume we’ll see betas for everything else, because I don’t think the HomePod betas are independent
You weren’t kidding - 17 for IPP and 19 for 12PM.
Maybe a new beta.
On the other hand, spent the last couple of days in Pismo Beach. AM on my 12PM (beta 2) was giving me strange routes in town. More than once it was having me turn the wrong way down a one way road. Been a while since I had the wrong way turns happen.
I don't know about the others here, but I usually pop into the app update page and swipe down to "refresh it", in order to force through any updates waiting in the wings. I'm not sure why, but if I *don't* go in and swipe, my iPhone doesn't show the updates badge on the home screen until maybe a couple of days after the updates first become available.
So for me, I usually find myself updating one or two dozen apps just before an iOS update. Perhaps that's only because I force my updates through on a daily basis.
I do that too...I'm just not sure why automatic updates doesn't work. I want the app store to check every single night and download updates.
The same happens for me on Apple TV. Hulu is a crappy enough app as it is, but when it starts freezing up, 9 times out of 10, there's an update that I have to manually trigger.