Apple Adds Maps on the Web Support to iPhone

[MacRumors]

Apple today updated its support document for Apple Maps on the web to add a mention that the feature now works on the iPhone, which appears to be relatively new.

A prior version of the support document listed only Macs, iPads, and PCs as being compatible with Apple Maps on the web, but now there is a new mobile devices section that lists both iOS and iPadOS. Maps.apple.com also loads on the iPhone rather than redirecting maps URLs to the Apple Maps app.

When the Apple Maps on the web feature launched last year, it was not available on the iPhone, and it only worked in select browsers. Apple has since expanded support, and it is available for Safari on Mac, Safari on iPhone and iPad, and also Edge, Chrome, and Firefox on Macs, PCs, and mobile devices.

It's possible that Apple Maps on the web support for iPhone was tied to iOS 18.4 and the option that allows EU users to select a new default mapping app. With a different Maps app set, Apple Maps links that an EU user receives are still be able to be opened via the Apple Maps website.

Article Link: Apple Adds Maps on the Web Support to iPhone

 

[PhoenixDown]

I guess that's a good thing but why use a browser vs the iphone/ipad app?

 

[jfreedle2]

Apple today updated its support document for Apple Maps on the web to add a mention that the feature now works on the iPhone, which appears to be relatively new.

A prior version of the support document listed only Macs, iPads, and PCs as being compatible with Apple Maps on the web, but now there is a new mobile devices section that lists both iOS and iPadOS. Maps.apple.com also loads on the iPhone rather than redirecting maps URLs to the Apple Maps app.

When the Apple Maps on the web feature launched last year, it was not available on the iPhone, and it only worked in select browsers. Apple has since expanded support, and it is available for Safari on Mac, Safari on iPhone and iPad, and also Edge, Chrome, and Firefox on Macs, PCs, and mobile devices.

It's possible that Apple Maps on the web support for iPhone was tied to iOS 18.4 and the option that allows EU users to select a new default mapping app. With a different Maps app set, Apple Maps links that an EU user receives are still be able to be opened via the Apple Maps website.

Article Link: Apple Adds Maps on the Web Support to iPhone

I love replacing maps.google.com with maps.apple.com for other users!

 

[jfreedle2]

I guess that's a good thing but why use a browser vs the iphone/ipad app?

Because they let someone else setup their phone and the person removed Maps and downgraded them to Google Maps.

 

[antiprotest]

I guess that's a good thing but why use a browser vs the iphone/ipad app?

Perhaps if a person has uninstalled Apple Maps receives link the browser can still open it.

 

[dontwalkhand]

I love replacing maps.google.com with maps.apple.com for other users!

Especially since everything that links to Maps.google.com pops up with giant banners that say “DOWNLOAD OUR APP” and “CONTINUE IN OUR APP” and then “CANCEL” and cancel is what you needed to click to stay on the web browser. ugh Google.

 

[redheeler]

My main use for this would be on my Linux PC, which is still not in the supported list. It has the FOSS maps app provided by Gnome which is usable but it's not very good for searching by address.

 

[scorpio vega]

Good to see.

I will try it on edge. I wonder will it work in arc since it is chromium based

Edit: it’s definitely a little slow and laggy. But its a beta

 

[0049190]

I had to stop using Apple Maps and switch to Google Maps because the Sat Nav function was taking me all over the place. I don’t know if it’s just me or a generic problem.

 

[dcopelandia]

Welp!! They broke it. All day today I have been getting screens like this..

 

[ignatius345]

I had to stop using Apple Maps and switch to Google Maps because the Sat Nav function was taking me all over the place. I don’t know if it’s just me or a generic problem.

I've used Apple Maps to navigate all over the US, parts of the UK and all around Spain and it works very well for me, both with driving and transit.

At the same time apparently there or have been are some areas it doesn't work very well, from what I've read.

Google Maps also generally has a much more comprehensive and current database of businesses and other points of interest.

 

[Hank001]

I've used Apple Maps to navigate all over the US, parts of the UK and all around Spain and it works very well for me, both with driving and transit.

At the same time apparently there or have been are some areas it doesn't work very well, from what I've read.

Google Maps also generally has a much more comprehensive and current database of businesses and other points of interest.

Apart from many other issues Apple Maps has, it also can't find misspelled addresses. And that's a crying shame.

 

[CarpalMac]

I've used Apple Maps to navigate all over the US, parts of the UK and all around Spain and it works very well for me, both with driving and transit.

At the same time apparently there or have been are some areas it doesn't work very well, from what I've read.

Google Maps also generally has a much more comprehensive and current database of businesses and other points of interest.

A few months ago in England my sat nav took me the most bizarre route home, something I eventually realised was wildly stupid. It was only when I stopped that I realised I had accidentally used Apple maps rather than Google. 13years on, it is still a hard pass from me.

(To clarify, most of the time I use Waze, which is why I didn't spot the UI/Voice difference between Gmaps and Amaps)

 

[svish]

Good to know about it. While it is good to have the web option on computers, don't see much need for it on an iPhone. Anyway good to see that there are multiple ways to access it now.

 

[willed]

Apple Maps never stops being funny - I just tried maps.apple.com in a browser for the first time, and TWO DECADES after Google Maps launched there is no option for me to get public transport directions here in London 🤣

 

[jonnysods]

I've used Apple Maps to navigate all over the US, parts of the UK and all around Spain and it works very well for me, both with driving and transit.

At the same time apparently there or have been are some areas it doesn't work very well, from what I've read.

Google Maps also generally has a much more comprehensive and current database of businesses and other points of interest.

I don't like using Google Maps, but the other thing that is pretty amazing about them is the real time driving data. When there is an accident or delay, it's so much faster and more accurate at letting you know and giving you better alternate routes.

 

[HighwaySnowman]

My main use for this would be on my Linux PC, which is still not in the supported list. It has the FOSS maps app provided by Gnome which is usable but it's not very good for searching by address.

It works fine.

Just change your Firefox user agent string to

Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.15; rv:137.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/137.0

To do that, in about:config create a new general.useragent.override string containing that.