Tested today - Maps did not show the reduced limit during school zone hours.
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Revamped Apple Maps Rolls Out in Australia [Updated]
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I'm using Maps exclusively on my iPhone now and Waze on a Nokia. I am hoping more people in my country utilise Apple Maps so crowd sourced information is provided. I add important notifications in both since report a traffic incident has been added. I have never used Waze for guidance and have not added home and work addresses due to my inherit distrust of anything Giggle.
Good to know. Hoping that more detailed maps will be available in more regions/countries.
You must not be a privacy conscious person. A privacy conscious person, would try to take steps to have a photo of their residence removed from mapping services instead of gloating about which service has the best photo of their home. Google is in the business of making money off YOUR data. In this instance, it's in their best interest to have a clear photo of your home as at the end of the day, it makes money for them. If I had to choose between the "old crap" photo from Apple or the clear 3d photo from Google, I would choose Apple.
Lot of Emptiness…here in Northern Virginia…in Satellite View, neighbor‘s house (corner lot) is seen. But in “Explore“ it’s not there.
I had the original iPhone, then the 3G, then went to Android for 10 years odd. I came back to the iPhone with the 12 Pro Max because I felt it had caught up with Android and the Samsung/Pixel models - and fancied a change.
It’s awesome and I really like the iPhone now (it also led me to go back to the Mac and buy a MacBook Pro, AirPods and Apple Watch - which is exactly what they want. Straight into that trap I went!)
I’d say all flagships are on a par now, which is a good thing. But I’ve still never met a community of users who are so in denial about any faults their favourite company may have ?
Apple Maps is rubbish! It’s useless! Google rules in the Maps world. It’s very hard to deny that.
Saying that, I still use Apple Maps because I don’t see the point in switching then installing Google Maps straight away. I’m a glutton for punishment.
I had the original iPhone, then the 3G, then went to Android for 10 years odd. I came back to the iPhone with the 12 Pro Max because I felt it had caught up with Android and the Samsung/Pixel models - and fancied a change.
It’s awesome and I really like the iPhone now (it also led me to go back to the Mac and buy a MacBook Pro, AirPods and Apple Watch - which is exactly what they want. Straight into that trap I went!)
I’d say all flagships are on a par now, which is a good thing. But I’ve still never met a community of users who are so in denial about any faults their favourite company may have
Apple Maps is rubbish! It’s useless! Google rules in the Maps world. It’s very hard to deny that.
Saying that, I still use Apple Maps because I don’t see the point in switching then installing Google Maps straight away. I’m a glutton for punishment.
Where do you use Apple Maps?
I live in the UK (near Southampton), and have also used it a lot in France and Spain.
Used it all over South Australia and Tasmania + NSW. I tried using Google even though it doesn’t look as good. When I came to TAS, it took me around done very windy and potentially dangerous roads. It may have been quicker (who would know), but Apple Maps has almost always served me better.
And the new roll out looks way better than the Blocky looking Google Maps. Much easier to navigate imo.
No this is part of the updated maps. Australia has never had this info.
Sorry, I misread. We had stop light / speed camera warnings prior to the map updates.
Yeah I can’t wait to get these updated maps. Funny we do have speed cameras right now but that’s it nothing else. And they only show up when you have routing turned on.
Still nothing here, except routes now include severe weather warnings from BOM. That's new, right?
Yeah, it’s very strange. Things have been pretty darn good if you were to ‘tally’ the results of our response compared to many other countries. And we’re back to normal pretty soon…
Started seeing the new map on my iPhone here in Adelaide.
Strangely, at the zoom level where buildings start appearing, lots of long defunct suburb names appear (many haven't been used since the 1960s).
Strangely, at the zoom level where buildings start appearing, lots of long defunct suburb names appear (many haven't been used since the 1960s).
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Are these changes still showing? I saw them in Melbourne too for a couple of days and now they’ve all gone again.