Offering a host of innovative features, Maps makes finding and getting to your destination faster and easier than ever. With turn-by-turn spoken directions, interactive 3D views, and proactive suggestions, as well as new indoor maps and lane guidance, Maps provides an incredible sense of direction.1
Maps predicts the places you’re most likely to go and recommends the fastest way to get there based on traffic, time of day, your location, and your schedule. So no matter where you’re going, Maps can suggest the best route that avoids traffic. Or routes for upcoming meetings on your calendar.
Search makes things easier to find. For example, if you search “restaurants,” nearby spots are displayed on the map with colorful badges. When multiple restaurants are packed into a small area, Maps displays a numbered badge that you can tap to reveal options. You can also use the Nearby feature, which lists the places around you in categories like Food, Drink, and Shopping.
Bringing you public transit information for subways, buses, trains, and ferries, the Transit feature is customized for each city where it’s available. Plan a route, pull up schedules, get step-by-step directions, or ask Siri to guide you. You can even favorite a specific transit line to get up-to-date information and reminders. The list of places supported with Transit is growing.2
With new Indoor Maps, you can get detailed directions inside major airports and shopping centers around the world. Find out which restaurants are past security at the airport, where the nearest restroom is, or what floor your favorite store is on at the mall.
With new third-party app extensions, you can do things like book a table at a restaurant and a ride to get you there — all without leaving Maps. Make a reservation through OpenTable, for example, and Maps automatically adds it to your calendar. You can also book and pay for rides using Uber or Lyft. Once you’ve ordered a ride, Maps shows you the driver, the car, and the driver’s current location.
See select major metro areas from the air with photo-realistic, interactive 3D views. You can move your device through space to experience a city from above, or explore in high resolution as you zoom, pan, tilt, and rotate around the city and its landmarks.3
No matter where you roam, Siri can help you find your way.4 To get to your destination, ask Siri to take you there and Maps immediately guides you along the fastest route. And if you feel peckish on the way, ask Siri to look for the closest hamburger joint or diner.
When you hear about a great new spot — like a restored drive-in movie theater or a restaurant-slash-boutique — save it as a bookmark in Maps. iCloud stores the locations you’ve bookmarked, so they’re easily accessible on all your devices. So whether you plan a trip from your Mac or get turn-by-turn directions from your iPhone, you’ll stay fully informed, no matter what device you’re using.5