Apple Maps might get a customized routes characteristic in iOS 18

higher late than by no means.

Apple has an extended historical past of adopting options (and, to be truthful, generally placing its personal spin on them) that its opponents have had through the years. This time, it may very well be customized routes on its signature navigation app, Apple Maps. MacRumors noticed a file known as “CustomRouteCreation” related to the upcoming iOS 18 on the Maps back-end, which is the one proof now we have up to now that that is occurring.

Though there’s not a lot to it, the file identify is Lovely is telling, and can present a characteristic that clearly Apple Maps ought to have gotten some time in the past. Google Maps (at the very least on a browser) offers customers the power to plan their very own customized routes as an alternative of simply going alongside the routes instructed by the app. If Apple have been in a position to provide this characteristic to iPhone customers and never require the usage of any kind of browser to take action, it might lastly give Apple Maps a much-needed edge over its Google counterpart – particularly when there's an opportunity. So Apple's default navigation app might have a troublesome highway forward within the EU as a result of new Massive Tech guidelines.

So far as once we'll get affirmation of this rumored Apple Maps characteristic, it gained't be lengthy. Apple plans to point out off iOS 18 in addition to the remainder of its upcoming software program suite on the Worldwide Builders Convention in June.