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Apple Maps Gaining Support for Multi-Stop Routing in iOS 16 and Expanding New Maps to 11 More Countries

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Apple Maps is gaining support for multi-stop routing later this fall with iOS 16, while the updated Apple Maps experience will be expanding to 11 more countries.

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Later this fall, users will have the ability to plan trips with up to 15 stops and sync the trip between their iPhone and Mac. In addition, Apple Maps will soon be able to provide transit updates to users, including how much their journey will cost, the ability to add transit cards to Wallet, check low balances, and replenish transit cards.

The new Apple Maps is also expanding to 11 countries, including the following:
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Israel
  • Liechtenstein
  • Luxembourg
  • Monaco
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Palestinian Territories
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Switzerland



Article Link: Apple Maps Gaining Support for Multi-Stop Routing in iOS 16 and Expanding New Maps to 11 More Countries
 
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I wonder when the new maps are coming to Sweden? We saw Apple's surveying cars driving around Stockholm back in 2015 or so.
 
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Looks pretty great, but this is never coming to my small city in Norway
 
The only thing still keeping me from switching to it is the lack of offline maps. I really like having my entire state downloaded in Google Maps, and downloading the entire route before a long trip (no need to worry about losing reception).

Side note: shouldn't these apps be able to work with just GPS...? They don't appear to, except for when I'm in a downloaded region on Google Maps. Never mind, I guess it's because of storage constraints.
 
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I'm not sure if multi-stop routing is a feature to brag about. This feature was available 20 years ago when Microsoft Streets was still on a CD. I remember helping my brother taking photos of homes he provided insurance for. One day alone I visited dozens of places to take photos with driving instructions printed on nearly 30 pages. There was no such thing as smartphone back then.
 
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Think|Different said:
Honestly, with such a home runs in many device categories, I was for sure thinking we'd see the "highly requested" offline maps, too. Good updates, though.
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Me too, however, the more I've thought about how nonsensical it is that it isn't available (consider for example that there is typically zero cellular coverage in national parks or in areas where an offline map would be helpful from a safety / emergency perspective) the more I'm apt to believe it has less to do with technical limitations and probably something contractual. Since they still license a large portion of their map data from third party providers (like TomTom), I wonder if there is something in those licensing agreements which prevents them from allowing for downloading map data.
 
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Nimrad said:
Looks pretty great, but this is never coming to my small city in Norway
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You would be surprised how small a location will eventually get these features. look up an Outback town like Georgetown, Qld Australia. In the middle of nowhere. Yet you have street view.

That said I am always amazed at how slowly a company the size of Apple rolls out map features. It’s like it never gets the in the ground resources it needs.
 
I'm still disappointed with Apple's EV-routing integration. They announced it what, two years ago? And it has been awfully quiet ever since... Last update was what, the Ford MachE supporting it?
 
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CordovaLark said:
That would require Apple to track, and store data. Can't see that happening for a while.
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No it wouldn't, it would download to the device, no need for Apple to track what was downloaded and nothing to store on their side, except map data, which they already store.
 
Pre86 said:
Me too, however, the more I've thought about how nonsensical it is that it isn't available (consider for example that there is typically zero cellular coverage in national parks or in areas where an offline map would be helpful from a safety / emergency perspective) the more I'm apt to believe it has less to do with technical limitations and probably something contractual. Since they still license a large portion of their map data from third party providers (like TomTom), I wonder if there is something in those licensing agreements which prevents them from allowing for downloading map data.
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At the very least, I wish Maps would automatically retry calculating a route until it successfully connects to Apple’s servers (especially if plugged in to a power source, when the drain wouldn’t be a concern). Right now, trying to get a route out of a national park can be extremely dangerous, as you have to keep tapping at your phone every time the request times out, while potentially navigating a winding mountain road.

I emailed Tim about this two years ago, knowing that he is a lover of national parks. I’m surprised we still have nothing new in that regard.

I’m curious if we’ll be able to prepare a multi-stop route with the return drive saved in advance, then pause driving directions until we get back to our car. That would be a sufficient workaround until we get full offline capabilities.
 
Nope. No Apple Map navigation for me. I stopped using (5 years ago) Maps when it constantly and erroneously told me to deviate from my usual route because of traffic issues. Another time it told me to drive off the main route and we circled around back to the main route from where we deviated.
 
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Edsel said:
Nope. No Apple Map navigation for me. I stopped using (5 years ago) Maps when it constantly and erroneously told me to deviate from my usual route because of traffic issues. Another time it told me to drive off the main route and we circled around back to the main route from where we deviated.
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Google Maps still does things like that when I use it. My favorite Google feature is when it tells me to turn left, then make a U-turn, instead of just turning right in the first place. Has happened a few times in different intersections.

Apple’s maps have their issues, but navigation has been super reliable for me for the last several years now.
 
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Offline maps? In part it's always been affected by the realities of 8-16 GB storage limit of old iPhones. As the expectations shift to a 32-64 GB minimum, maybe things will change. If it does, I'd still expect those map sets to be self-purging - if not used for 30 days :: poof ::: to make room for other data. Biggest downside to offline maps is the potential for outdated data. With data sets that are being constantly updated, just how long should a data set be allowed to persist in storage without a forced refresh?

Someone mentioned downloading their home states' data set. If only it was that simple. I live within 60 miles of four states and frequently travel to one of those adjoining states. As the population/street density here is brutal, those are also huge data sets. Yet on my typical road trip all I really need is a narrow corridor's worth of data, not entire states full of high-density cities and suburbs.

Personally, it's been years since I've been somewhere that I needed offline maps (a mountainous region with spotty cellular coverage). Your mileage may vary, of course. The headline feature (multi-stop routing) will likely be a welcome improvement for a much larger percentage of Maps users. Any reduction in "Return to the route, return to the route" will be a blessing.
 
headlessmike said:
Google Maps still does things like that when I use it. My favorite Google feature is when it tells me to turn left, then make a U-turn, instead of just turning right in the first place. Has happened a few times in different intersections.

Apple’s maps have their issues, but navigation has been super reliable for me for the last several years now.
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I was just in Italy and found Apple maps to be more reliable than Google, to my surprise.

FelixDerKater said:
It would be nice to be able to download frequently-traveled sections of the map.
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This is the only edge I think Google has over Apple maps.
 
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