Maps in iOS 7 shows daylight.

[WB2Colorado]

So I was playing around with Maps on the iPad in iOS 7 and I noticed that when you are zoomed out it shows the the where the sun is currently shining. I thought that was really cool.

Screenshot below.

 

[jmcgeejr]

So I was playing around with Maps on the iPad in iOS 7 and I noticed that when you are zoomed out it shows the the where the sun is currently shining. I thought that was really cool.

Screenshot below.

That is pretty cool!

 

[xcodeaddict]

That is pretty cool!

Or hot, depending on the current time

Yes, I concur, Dr. Watson

 

[batting1000]

This was in b1 as well but yeah it's a nice touch.

 

[ionjohn]

Oh awesome! I guess a lot of people aren't aware of this

 

[Avatarshark]

Honestly, if they do decide to continue this feature, I think they should add the option to enable/disable the feature.

 

[Zcott]

Honestly, if they do decide to continue this feature, I think they should add the option to enable/disable the feature.

Why? As soon as you zoom in to country-wide level it disappears.

 

[err404]

It reminds me of the Google Maps Beta (I'm not accusing anybody of stealing here, they were obviously in development at the same time). I would love to see Apple add live clouds, an accurate star field and the sun.

 

[Small White Car]

Why? As soon as you zoom in to country-wide level it disappears.

Which is precisely WHY I'd turn it off.

The lights go on and off on my city depending on how far I zoom? Annoying.

That screen-shot looks cool, but I'd turn this feature off if I could.

 

[sakau2007]

cool feature.

too bad they still have nonexistent streets with made up names in my town rendering maps completely useless.

you can put lipstick on a pig...

 

[err404]

Which is precisely WHY I'd turn it off.

The lights go on and off on my city depending on how far I zoom? Annoying.

That screen-shot looks cool, but I'd turn this feature off if I could.

You need to zoom pretty darn far before you see the lights toggle. At any usefully detailed zoom level, you won't see this. I think it would be a bad idea to have pages of toggles for every possible whim. If the defaults don't work for you, grab a third party globe.

 

[Small White Car]

You need to zoom pretty darn far before you see the lights toggle. At any usefully detailed zoom level, you won't see this. I think it would be a bad idea to have pages of toggles for every possible whim. If the defaults don't work for you, grab a third party globe.

I just hate all this time-based crap.

Like, right now in Mint.com (financial planning) I have some budget changes I want to make for July. Well, there's no way for me to do that now without it being added to June too. So I have to wait until 12:01 AM on July 1st to do them. Even worse is the reverse. If I want to make a change to May...well tough luck. It's locked. I dislike a system that restricts me based on WHEN it is. My old Excel documents don't lock when they're a month old!

This is more of the same. What if I'm doing something right now and want to insert a screen-shot of day-lit Asia from Apple maps into it right now? Well, tough luck. Try again tonight!

Whenever a computer tells me I have to wait (for no reason) to get what I want, it makes me cranky. This isn't Farmville.

 

[It's Electric]

This is more of the same. What if I'm doing something right now and want to insert a screen-shot of day-lit Asia from Apple maps into it right now? Well, tough luck. Try again tonight!

Really? Could you possibly be serious?

What if you want to insert a screenshot of Asia with your blue location dot somewhere in China when you and your iPad are in London? I bet that possibility chaps your ass.

 

[Small White Car]

Really? Could you possibly be serious?

What if you want to insert a screenshot of Asia with your blue location dot somewhere in China when you and your iPad are in London? I bet that possibility chaps your ass.

Do you agree or disagree with my "apps shouldn't be like Farmville" complaint?

Try responding to what I said instead of making up imaginary complaints I didn't say.

 

[It's Electric]

Do you agree or disagree with my "apps shouldn't be like Farmville" complaint?

I neither agree nor disagree because the comparison is ridiculous.

Try responding to what I said instead of making up imaginary complaints I didn't say.

How often do you need to post zoomed out screenshots of Asia from Apple Maps?

 

[Armen]

I like how it looks like Google Earth when you zoom all the way out. Neat tweak

 

[randy98mtu]

This is very cool! I saw it on a long plane ride recently and thought it was cool to see where the daylight cutoffs were. Happy to see it incorporated here.