How to Avoid Traffic in Apple Maps
Apple Maps not showing traffic? Enable this simple iPhone Maps setting to view slow or stopped traffic and steer clear of collisions.
Enabling the Traffic setting allows you to view upcoming traffic jams, with heavy traffic marked red and slower traffic marked yellow on your route. This way, when you enter a destination, you can view slow or stopped traffic and select an alternate route.
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How to Enable Apple Maps Traffic Setting
With the Apple Maps show traffic toggle enabled, slow traffic will be marked in yellow, while stopped traffic will be marked in red. Whenever possible, Apple Maps will now also suggest alternate routes to help you steer clear of the traffic delays. To learn more handy tips about Apple Maps features, consider signing up for our free Tip of the Day. For now, here's how to turn on this iOS Maps setting.
- Open Apple Maps.
- Tap the Info icon.
- Tap the Traffic toggle to view traffic on the map. The toggle is green when enabled.
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