{"id":62365,"date":"2014-03-11T19:31:09","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T17:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=62365"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:49:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:49:36","slug":"ios-8-apple-maps-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/ios-8-apple-maps-improvements\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 8 to feature major Apple Maps improvements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>iOS 7.1 <a title=\"iOS 7.1 out now for iPhone and iPad\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/ios-7-1-out-now-for-iphone-and-ipad\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">arrived just yesterday<\/a> but there&#8217;s already talks about what iOS 8 could bring. According to Venture Beat, iOS 8 will likely launch in the fall and will bring major improvements to Apple Maps.<\/p>\n<p>The first major change to <a title=\"Is Google Maps better than Apple Maps and Nokia HERE? We put them to the test in Barcelona\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/is-google-maps-better-than-apple-maps-and-nokia-here-we-put-them-to-the-test-in-barcelona\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Maps<\/a> will be the addition of transit directions, something that was missing from the start. Transit directions will show up alongside driving and walking directions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62368\" title=\"Apple-Maps\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/Apple-Maps.jpg\" alt=\"Apple-Maps\" width=\"432\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/Apple-Maps.jpg 432w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/Apple-Maps-230x256.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another key point Apple is address in Apple Maps is data accuracy. Maps didn&#8217;t just lack transit directions but accurate location data as well, leaving one motorist stranded in the desert.<\/p>\n<p>Apple was so disgraced by the lack of transit options and bugs in Apple Maps that Apple CEO Tim Cook issued a <a title=\"Tim Cook Apple Maps apology\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/letter-from-tim-cook-on-maps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">public apology<\/a>. The letter told iOS users to download apps like <a title=\"Google Maps for iOS\" href=\"http:\/\/google-maps.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Maps<\/a> and <a title=\"Waze maps for iOS\" href=\"http:\/\/waze.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Waze<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n<p>Apple isn&#8217;t stopping there; the company is allegedly working on augmented reality features. Users will be able to use their iPhone&#8217;s camera and compass to see virtual recreations of nearby points of interest.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a title=\"9to5Mac\" href=\"http:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2014\/03\/11\/ios-8-apple-polishes-maps-data-adds-public-transit-directions-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">9to5Mac<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h4>RELATED STORIES<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/ios-7-1-interface-improvements-integrated-carplay\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iOS 7.1 gets interface improvements and integrates CarPlay<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/whatsapp-ceo-jan-koum-counters-spanish-claims-of-sending-fake-messages\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum counters Spanish claims of sending fake messages<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/st-patricks-day-update-out-now-for-temple-run-2\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St Patrick&#8217;s day update out now for Temple Run 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>iOS 7.1 arrived just yesterday but there&#8217;s already talks about what iOS 8 could bring. According to Venture Beat, iOS 8 will likely launch in the fall and will bring major improvements to Apple Maps. The first major change to Apple Maps will be the addition of transit directions, something that was missing from the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/ios-8-apple-maps-improvements\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;iOS 8 to feature major Apple Maps improvements&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2033,"featured_media":62368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-62365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2033"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62365"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":331164,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62365\/revisions\/331164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62365"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=62365"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=62365"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=62365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}