Apple Maps May Gain Custom Routes With iOS 18

[MacRumors]

Apple may be planning to add support for "custom routes" in Apple Maps in iOS 18, according to code reviewed by MacRumors.

Apple Maps does not currently offer a way to input self-selected routes, with Maps users limited to Apple's pre-selected options, but that may change in iOS 18. Apple has pushed an iOS 18 file to its maps backend labeled "CustomRouteCreation." While not much is revealed by the file except for the name, it does mention that this upcoming feature will be limited to the United States at launch.

Custom routes would allow users to set what specific roads they want to travel down, whether for scenic purposes or for the familiarity of a route. Route options beyond the default have been a highly requested Apple Maps feature for several years now, and other services like Google Maps allow users to create custom routes on a computer and then view them on an iOS device.

iOS 18 will be introduced at the Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, June 10. For more details about the update, check out our iOS 18 roundup.

(Thanks, Nicolás!)

Article Link: Apple Maps May Gain Custom Routes With iOS 18

 

[jarman92]

I wanna switch to Apple Maps so bad but I just can't stand the Yelp integration 😩

Also: FIRST!

 

[desslr]

Another Apple app that has failed to gain any traction despite years of work and investment. It lags so far behind Google Maps it is embarrassing!

Add it to the ever growing bonfire of failures…. Fire is roaring now!

 

[coachgq]

Another Apple app that has failed to gain any traction despite years of work and investment. It lags so far behind Google Maps it is embarrassing!

Add it to the ever growing bonfire of failures…. Fire is roaring now!

How does it lag behind? I put an address in and it tells me how to get there. Is there stuff I’m missing out on?

 

[TimFL1]

In what reality does it make sense to limit a custom routes functionality to one country only? It‘s not like they need to curate them, just let me dot my route?

 

[BigBellyBelcher]

Street view? Can’t just use Apple Maps have to keep another app around.

 

[iObama]

Street view? Can’t just use Apple Maps have to keep another app around.

Look Around was launched a while ago (iOS 13, as a matter of fact! lol). Definitely not as pervasive as Street View yet, but I use it quite frequently in the Bay Area.

 

[dannyyankou]

I just want to get somewhere using the least amount of gas as possible, but I guess sure, add this feature for those who want it.

 

[dannyyankou]

Another Apple app that has failed to gain any traction despite years of work and investment. It lags so far behind Google Maps it is embarrassing!

Add it to the ever growing bonfire of failures…. Fire is roaring now!

This was true up until like 5 years ago. Now, even people on Android forums complain about how Google Maps has fallen behind.

 

[-Gonzo-]

Street view? Can’t just use Apple Maps have to keep another app around.

Well it’s available in some areas, shame it’s not everywhere though.
I have seen the Apple Maps car going around a couple of years back around my area so they must’ve collected the data for the none big city areas.
This is London

 

[Eric5h5]

Yeah, the only way Apple maps lags behind is not having street view in most areas. But where it does exist, it's much smoother and nicer than Google's. Otherwise, the idea of "lags so far behind it's embarrassing" is just...er...how to say..."special". Or mindless trolling.

 

[toobravetosave]

this would be nice

also please stop moving my car off screen entirely when auto adjusting

also would be nice to see/be told the street/route/exit in full screen carplay map and not just “right turn in 400ft”

 

[GrayFlannel]

Another Apple app that has failed to gain any traction despite years of work and investment. It lags so far behind Google Maps it is embarrassing!

Add it to the ever growing bonfire of failures…. Fire is roaring now!

I’m not disagreeing with you because you‘re likely a user in need of pro functions. In my case I just need simple driving directions which Maps does fine in my small world.

 

[steve09090]

If I want to go on a specific route, I just add stops and it works just fine. Stops usually mean going through a town, but I could easily add pins.

 

[jayducharme]

Hallelujah! That's really the only major feature lacking for me. Currently I just let Maps catch up with me when I take a different route. But it would be nice to set it from the beginning. Outside of that, I'm really happy with how Maps performs.

 

[MrGimper]

I’ve always wanted a feature since Sat Nav existed that would allow you to record a route. Many times I’ve had someone tell me they know a better route and they either guide me or I follow their car. Would be great if you could record the journey and then reference it as the preferred route for future journeys.

 

[Fuzzball84]

About time I gave Apple Maos another go… Good to have options

 

[Born Again]

It’s much better now. Not Waze level but Mapquest level good.

 

[BreuerEditor]

Ironically, I sent this as feedback a few years ago so I love this! My parents like to take backroads to get to our house but not necessarily avoid all highways. They like to take a certain route that avoids a major highway and their ETAs are always messed up because of the route that they like to take.

 

[Yonizzle]

I’ve been impressed with Apple Maps’s incremental updates, but one thing I really wish it’d do is just turn off directions early when I’m going to my house (or other frequent destinations). Like, sure let me ask for directions home, but assume I know where I’m going when I’m within a ½ mile radius!

 

[coffeemilktea]

This is great news, maybe soon I'll be able to take the scenic route to the nearest McDonalds.

 

[Howard2k]

While not much is revealed by the file except for the name, it does mention that this upcoming feature will be limited to the United States at launch.

Like topographical maps on Apple Watch?

 

[Surrylic]

I hope this turns out to be the case. I’ve often tried to make a custom route to see how long a walk of run would be, and it’s the worst.

 

[steve09090]

It’s much better now. Not Waze level but Mapquest level good.

Does Waze have an Apple Watch app yet?

 

[johnnytravels]

I wanna switch to Apple Maps so bad but I just can't stand the Yelp integration 😩

Also: FIRST!

This exactly. What Apple Maps really needs is a proper review system.
The should buy the Yelp data to integrate properly into their own system and then allow people to write new reviews in that system.
Without reviews, Maps is only half complete.
And yeah I wanna switch too, but assessing businesses and restaurants is nearly impossible without proper user engagement…