Redesigned Apple Maps Expanding to Canada Soon

[MacRumors]

Apple is planning to expand its redesigned Apple Maps app to Canada, and is publicly testing the new map options in the country. The Canadian expansion comes 10 months after Apple completed the rollout of the revamped app in the United States.

Redesigned Apple Maps app in Canada via Justin O'Beirne​

The expansion of the redesigned Maps app to Canada was highlighted by Justin O'Beirne, who keeps tabs on Apple's work on the Maps app. When the updated Maps app rolls out across Canada, it will mark Apple's largest Maps expansion yet, and it will be the fourth country to get the refreshed design.

In addition to introducing the new Maps app to the United States, Apple has also launched it in Ireland and the UK, an expansion that rolled out earlier this month.

Redesigned Apple Maps app in Toronto via Justin O'Beirne​

Apple first introduced the new Apple Maps design with iOS 12, and has been working on it since then. The updated Maps app offers up faster and more accurate navigation along with more detailed views of roads, buildings, parks, airports, malls, sports fields, foliage, pools, pedestrian pathways, bodies of water, and more.

There's no word on when the Maps app will be made widely available in Canada, but as noted by O'Beirne, it has previously taken Apple between 16 and 49 days between public testing and the full rollout of the update.

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[iAlexandre]

Great! Now can we have Apple Card please? thank you xoxoxoxo

 

[makr]

 

[Konigi]

Love it! Can't wait to try it in Montreal and all across Québec. Much prefer it than Google Maps, generally.

 

[JGIGS]

Great! Now can we have Apple Card please? thank you xoxoxoxo

That would be cool but I'm assuming that also involves teaming up with a Canadian bank so that could aslo be holding it up

 

[NMBob]

Yup. Looks like less contrast to me.

 

[unobtainium]

The improvements look...very subtle.

 

[Freida]

What is the difference? I can't see almost anything different on that Toronto example

 

[ChrisMoBro]

Ah, a game of spot the difference!

 

[bodonnell202]

Does this mean Apple Maps will be useable in Canada now, or will it still try to send me to businesses that closed/moved 5 years ago?

 

[Newton1600]

Apple Pay Cash and Apple Card for Canadians????🤨

Crickets....

 

[bodonnell202]

Apple Pay Cash and Apple Card for Canadians????🤨

Crickets....

Would Apple Pay Cash be that useful here? We’re had Interac e-transfers for like a decade already.

 

[millerlite]

I really love the new Apple Maps and am glad our neighbors to the north are finally getting it

 

[millerlite]

What is the difference? I can't see almost anything different on that Toronto example

The detail of the buildings is much greater. Honestly, they picked a bad example. Trust me, when you use it, you’ll see it’s much better

 

[Edsel]

I rather use 50 year old Esso paper maps, with a hand held compass, than to use Apple Maps. Circa 2015 Apple Maps got me into too many off-route side trips for absolutely no reason at all.

 

[bendystarfish69]

Would Apple Pay Cash be that useful here? We’re had Interac e-transfers for like a decade already.

Nope, I believe Apple Pay Cash takes 1-3 business days. Most money transfer services in the US are crap, either they have fees or take a few days to process like Apple Pay Cash. e-transfer is both free and instantaneous. I don’t care at all if it comes to Canada.

 

[MozMan68]

I rather use 50 year old Esso paper maps, with a hand held compass, than to use Apple Maps. Circa 2015 Apple Maps got me into too many off-route side trips for absolutely no reason at all.

The always helpful "I haven't used Maps in 5 years, but I'm still going to complain about it in every Maps thread" post.

 

[profets]

Would Apple Pay Cash be that useful here? We’re had Interac e-transfers for like a decade already.

This is true. Why would one want to use Cash when we have the wonderfully rich UI of interac e-transfers?

 

[zwi]

its redesigned Apple Maps app to Canada,

Can't wait for the day Apple will start in earnest to deal with a continent like Europe.

Their Maps are virtually useless compared to Google Maps over here.

It is just incredible how very US-centric Apple continues to be. Their presence in Europe is nothing more than a badly operated sales bureau.

 

[macfacts]

What is the difference? I can't see almost anything different on that Toronto example

Look at the stadium

 

[eMacKilla]

Would Apple Pay Cash be that useful here? We’re had Interac e-transfers for like a decade already.

Yes it would. Being able to send money in the message app as easily as you send a memoji would be game changing. American has a number of e-transfer money options, we have ****** e-mail transfer Interac.
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Is this just a visual revamp or did they somehow make the navigation as good as google maps or Waze?

 

[subjonas]

Why do we need better maps of Canada? Isn’t it just polar bears out there?

 

[Chompineer]

Yes it would. Being able to send money in the message app as easily as you send a memoji would be game changing. American has a number of e-transfer money options, we have ****** e-mail transfer Interac.
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Is this just a visual revamp or did they somehow make the navigation as good as google maps or Waze?

I do this with the RBC messages App.

 

[Freida]

Well, maybe but to be honest, I gave up on Apple Maps. From time to time i give it a shot but it never finds what i need. Then I jump on google maps and that finds it easily. All this fluff (stadium) is useless when basic search things don't give the results.

The detail of the buildings is much greater. Honestly, they picked a bad example. Trust me, when you use it, you’ll see it’s much better

 

[Hyperchaotic]

Great! Now can we have Apple Card please? thank you xoxoxoxo

Yes please and Wallet support for transit cards. I've suggested it to Translink in Vancouver so many times they've started addressing me by first name in their reply to my annual "suggestion".