By Rhett Intriago
Want to go straight to the video camera when opening the Camera app? Or maybe, you just want to quickly add an event to the Calendar app. What about third-party apps? Do you want to switch Instagram accounts before even opening the Instagram app? In this tip, I’ll show you how to use your iPhone’s Haptic Touch to perform Quick Actions.
By August Garry
Do you frequently pull up your bus or subway route in Apple Maps to plan when you need to leave or to check when you'll arrive somewhere? You can save time by pinning your favorite public transit routes in the Maps app to make them much easier to find each time.
By Rhett Intriago
Using the Maps app on your Apple Watch is surprisingly simple and not that different from navigating on your iPhone. The app interfaces are almost exactly the same on both devices, other than the smaller interface on the watch, which makes getting directions on your Apple Watch incredibly easy.
By Ashleigh Page
Flat earth, no more! In older versions of Apple Maps, zooming out showed you a flat display of the world. But with the recent updates to Apple Maps in iOS 15, you can now zoom out to access an interactive, highly detailed, three-dimensional globe! We'll show you how to use this fun new feature on your iPad and iPhone.
By Ashleigh Page
The ability to set a departure time and arrival time in Apple Maps is not only useful for trip planning—it can help you to better coordinate your day. Want to know when you need to leave for your son's 4:30 p.m. guitar lesson in rush hour traffic? Or maybe you'd like to find the best time to leave and avoid traffic? We'll show you how to get estimated travel times and directions with departure time and arrival time factored in.
By Leanne Hays
How do you blur your house on Google Street View? Can you blur your house on Apple Maps Look Around, too? Yes! If you want privacy from strangers viewing photos of your property captured by Google Street View cameras, here's how.
By Rhett Intriago
So you’re about to embark on a long road trip but Apple Maps is not working? We’ll help you get back on the road in no time at all. Below, you’ll find our best suggestions for fixing Apple Maps not working.
By Olena Kagui
Apple Maps is full of surprises, including a hidden electric car-charge station map that can be activated via CarPlay! So the good news is you don't need a third-party EV route planner app or a separate map of charging stations. I'll teach you how to unlock this valuable Apple Maps EV routing feature that will make charging your vehicle a breeze!
By Rhett Intriago
Ever wanted to map out your route before going for a run? Or wanted to plan out all your stops on a road trip? Now you can do exactly that with your iPhone. Apple Maps now has a multi-stop route planner so that you can plot out your ideal running path.
By Tamlin Day
Whether you’re planning a cross-country road trip or an eventful day with a loved one, creating your own personal Apple Maps Guide is a great way to ensure a good time. An Apple Maps Guide is a feature in the Maps app that allows you to create a list of places you'd like to go, sort of like having a personal handheld travel guide.
By Conner Carey
No one likes getting lost in a parking lot or not being able to find their car parked several blocks over. Apple Maps' parked car feature allows you to use Maps to find your car in a sea of vehicles. For this to work, your car will need either CarPlay or a Bluetooth stereo that your iPhone pairs with. Here’s how to find your parked car using Apple Maps on your iPhone.
By Rachel Needell
Are you getting Apple Maps suggestions telling you how long it would take to arrive at certain locations? Or are you getting Apple Maps notifications that keep popping up, telling you about traffic in the area? If you want to turn off Apple Maps suggestions, there's three potential solutions I'd recommend trying.
By Cullen Thomas
Every time you take a photo on your iPhone, it gets geotagged with the location where you took the photo. If the geotag is incorrect or you don't want your photos to have location data, you can edit or delete locations from photos on an iPhone or iPad.
By Tamlin Day
Sharing your ETA with a contact using Apple Maps allows you to keep a friend or colleague up to date on your arrival time so that you can focus on driving. You can share your ETA, route, and current location with a contact using the Maps app on your iPhone.
By Devala Rees
Apple Pay can be a very convenient tool for easy, no-contact payment, but first you must find out which stores accept Apple Pay near you. Thankfully, you can easily tell who accepts Apple Pay using the Maps app. We'll show you how to find locations that accept Apple Pay in Maps on iPhone.
By Leanne Hays
By Conner Carey
iOS 10 is, arguably, the biggest update to come to iPhone. Not since the total redesign of iOS 7 have we seen changes this big to the iPhone’s operating system. From voicemail transcription (aka visual voicemail) to Siri with third-party integration, there’s a lot of new features to learn how to use. We’re still writing tips to cover all of the iOS 10 updates, but this roundup will feature my favorite top ten iOS 10 tips that we’ve published so far. We’ll include how to search for a destination that’s on your way in Maps, how to find your parked car with iOS 10, how to register as an organ donor in the Health app, and much more. Here’s the ten best iOS 10 tips every iPhone user should know.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
Apple Maps has its strengths and weaknesses, and those weaknesses may lead you to prefer Google Maps. It can be a pain to separately open the app and type in an address every time you want to navigate, so you might be wondering how to change your default map on your iPhone. Unfortunately, you can't officially do this, but you can make it so every navigation you launch from your mail or your web browsing takes you straight to Google Maps. Here's how to set Google Maps as the default on your iPhone by working around Apple's limitations.
By Olena Kagui
Planning a Tesla road trip is so much fun! But do you have to sit in the car to do it? Or can you access Tesla Maps on an iPhone? While you can't access Tesla Maps on your phone, you can easily send directions from your favorite maps app directly to your Tesla. You can also sync your car with your calendar so that your car can navigate to your appointments automatically.
By Hal Goldstein
