Apple Maps Redesign Expands to Denmark and Greece

[MacRumors]

Apple today announced that its revamped Maps app is rolling out in Denmark and Greece.

The new experience provides more detail, improved navigation, custom-designed 3D models of popular landmarks, immersive turn-by-turn walking directions powered by augmented reality, and more.

Look Around, which was first introduced in iOS 13, is also expanding to both countries starting today. Look Around provides 3D street-level imagery in cities where it is available, and it is similar to Google's Street View.

Apple users in the above countries received notifications of the rollout this morning, and Apple Maps expert Justin O'Beirne also catalogued the expansion.

This is the twentieth time that Apple has expanded its new map data since its public launch in September 2018. It has since expanded to the U.K., Ireland, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, France, Germany, and select other countries and territories.

Article Link: Apple Maps Redesign Expands to Denmark and Greece

 

[ikir]

Waiting for Sweden

 

[headlessmike]

Waiting for Sweden

Sweden's had the new maps since March. Denmark is the last country in Western Europe to be updated.

 

[hagar]

Still waiting for Apple to fix speed limits in Belgium, France, Spain, Netherlands,... They are wrong wrong wrong, probably around 70-80% of the time.

 

[tomtad]

Still no Look Around in the UK outside of London and Edinburgh even though the cars went around years ago now.

 

[Valkyre]

As a Greek I am absolutely flabbergasted that we got this. I had to read it twice to make sure that I read it right lmao

 

[Velli]

Fingers crossed that it affects my Siri bug. Since iOS 17 updated, I can’t use Siri to find a location. If I ask for directions to Burger King, Siri says it can’t find that in my contacts!

 

[tsandekidis]

As a Greek I am absolutely flabbergasted that we got this. I had to read it twice to make sure that I read it right lmao

For real bro hahaha I feel you

 

[conchiconchi]

apple maps, the only one to show you where a specific location is but then navigates you to a point several 100m away, for example:

https://maps.apple.com/?address=Via%20Giuseppe%20Saragat%201,%2067100%20Nucleo%20Industriale%20Pile,%20L'Aquila,%20Italy&auid=9009305658631616773&ll=42.348776,13.347761&lsp=9902&q=Decathlon

 

[Godspeed8230]

I think Austria was redesigned as well. 🤔

 

[Kaulini]

The 3 baltic states and balkans seem to be forgotten ,for they are not even surveyed.

i am from one of the baltic countries and as many apple feautres are, ive reconciled that this wont come

 

[elopedthought]

Look Around also has been just made available in Austria.

I think Austria was redesigned as well. 🤔

 

[mikey918]

And yet none of these features are available in northern NJ. Can Apple PLEASE focus on something other than urban areas for a change?

 

[KRBM]

As a Greek I am absolutely flabbergasted that we got this. I had to read it twice to make sure that I read it right lmao

Not just that, you even got bicycle directions right away! Greece just surpassed The Netherlands in bike services 🚲

 

[Valkyre]

Not just that, you even got bicycle directions right away! Greece just surpassed The Netherlands in bike services 🚲

That is even more hilarious considering the incredible bicycle infrastructure we have here! (NOT) 🤣🤣

 

[ApostolisApo]

As a Greek I am absolutely flabbergasted that we got this. I had to read it twice to make sure that I read it right lmao

Greece was probably prioritized due to being a popular tourist destination rather than being an important market for Apple

 

[twolf2919]

And yet none of these features are available in northern NJ. Can Apple PLEASE focus on something other than urban areas for a change?

It's like broadband and cellular - it only goes where the population density makes it profitable.

 

[pappl]

Great, and now POIs!

 

[Jeroen (Jeremy) Fransen]

So unfair that Denmark gets cycling routes before The Netherlands!

 

[Ivander]

Still no love from Apple for Bulgaria and Romania

 

[Killbill2]

It's like broadband and cellular - it only goes where the population density makes it profitable.

Very true I suspect Apple’s logic is based on density but I doubt it’s population based or even marketplace… maybe someone’s idea of a joke that we dense consumers have yet to get ;-). How else can Apple justify having “look around” in Australia’s Nullabor Plain. After all Eucla is the busiest towns around. 9 Starling Dr, Eucla WA 6443, Australia

 

[srknpower]

Nice news for komşu! Hope it comes to Turkey as well.

 

[thednorton]

But not Charlotte, North Carolina - one of the fastest growing cities in the US. 🤔

 

[svish]

Good to see it rolling out to more countries.

 

[No5tromo]

Wow Greece got an "early" feature from Apple? What's the catch? Still waiting for Siri in Greek BTW, I feel Apple is just waiting for Greek to become obsolete so they won't have to deal.