Questions tagged [maps]
Maps is a web mapping service developed by Apple Inc..
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iOS 14 Maps: Share ETA contact list order
I find that the list of contacts under "Share ETA" in Apple Maps appear in a seemingly random (but mostly fixed) order. It is not alphabetical, it is not in order of recently contacted, and ...
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iOS map app that can load MBTiles tileset
Are there any good map apps that will allow me to load the map from an MBTiles tileset file?
I'm looking for something that will allow me to use the map offline while hiking.
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Can I use Shortcuts to tell me when to leave for a specific appointment based on Map data?
I was wondering if anyone knew of an existing Shortcut where I can get the Time that I need to leave My Current location in order to arrive at a specified address at a specified time. So lets say I ...
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Siri will not give me directions home, or recognise my home address correctly
I used to be able to ask Siri to 'give me directions home', but this has stopped working a couple of years ago. Here are the details:
When I type 'home' into Maps, it picks up the address correctly ...
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How the iPhone Apple Maps My bike, E-bike option works?
I noticed there is an e-bike option on maps app, how is that supposed to work?
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How to map one album in Photos?
In Photos, I can press the 'Places' button and see a map with all my photos.
How do I get the map to show the photos of only one album?
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Maps on iPhone gives me completely wrong distance estimates
Let's say I look up "Coffee Shops". It gives me a list of coffee shops around and their distances. But when I choose a coffee shop and press on it, it gives me a completely different ...
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Strange Weibo location access prompt in iOS Maps
When I press the "current location" button in the Maps app while location services are completely disabled system-wide (i.e. the Settings > Privacy > Location Services > Location ...
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How do you establish an area in which to search (restaurants, for example) for Maps.app
How do you constrain a search in Maps.app that could have hits anywhere? Like 'burger restaurant'?
I live in Chapel Hill, and I want to see all burger joints in the Triangle, so I size my Maps window ...
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MacOS Apple Maps: Can I show street numbers?
I might mention that I am in Melbourne, Australia, so itās possible that the answer might be affected by my location.
Is it possible to show the street numbers on the Maps app?
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Mac Location Services: Frequent Polling?
I frequently see the Location icon in my menu bar despite not having any apps running that use it. When I click it, it says Maps is using my location, even when I don't have the maps open at all. Is ...
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Apple maps view route duration without traffic
I am going to the airport tomorrow morning for a flight, the current time on maps shows as:
The average time to drive 25 miles considering this is a motorway route is around 30 minutes.
I want to ...
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How is it possible for Maps in iOS 13 to have location permissions set to “Whilst Using” but provide navigation instructions in the background?
Whilst taking a look at the apps that have permissions to view my location in iOS 13.2.3 from Settings/Privacy/Location Services, I've noticed that the stock Maps app is only listed as having access ...
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How do I show Apple Maps turn-by-turn navigation for public transport on my lock screen and Apple Watch?
I use the iOS Apple Maps app frequently for public transport directions. In the past, if I was actively navigating using public transport, Maps would display turn-by-turn directions on the lock screen ...
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Apps using location: maps, but maps isn't running
Every few minutes, I can see the following information in the menu bar
However Maps isn't running and I've never used it recently.
Any ideas what's happening?
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Apple watch - maps screen stuck
My apologies if the post is not following the guidelines of the community, but unfortunately googling and looking in other communities has not been helpful with the problem I am facing.
After ...
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Weird Wi-Fi related issues affecting “Now Playing”, media keys and the Maps app
This is my first post here because I'm out of ideas. I'm running macOS Mojave 10.14.6 on a MacBook Pro 15-inch, 2018, i9, 32GB RAM, Radeon Pro 560X.
I believe all of the following symptoms are ...
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How do I upload verification photos to Apple's Maps Connect?
I'm trying to submit my place of business to Apple's Maps Connect so that it shows up in Apple Maps, but my submission was rejected (unable to verify) until I upload verification photos. Here's ...
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Sync Apple Maps Favorites across personal devices
I have a MacBook (running macOS Mojave 10.14.5) and an iPhone (running iOS 12.3.1). I want to share my Favorites in Maps app between both the devices. They doesn't appear to sync whether I add Maps to ...
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How can I complement a suggested address in Maps?
I want to find an address in Maps, let's say it's Baker Street, 221b, London. So I begin to type "baker street" into the search field in Maps. Soon, after 3-4 typed characters, "Baker Street, London, ...
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What speed does maps.app use when calculating walking times
I like walking to places. Before I leave I see how long it will take me to walk there in the maps.app. Often, I find I get there 15% faster than the time displayed on my iPhone. But again I am quite ...
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Change default travel type maps
I have an iPhone running iOS 12. Is there anyway to change the travel type as I walk a lot so that it automatically gets walking directions where possible and shows travel times as walking times?
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How to download Maps for Apple maps?
How does one cache map data to enable GPS navigation without network access? I would like to cache maps before visiting an island.
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Apple Maps: Renaming Favorites or Marked Locations
There must be some really obvious trick which has escaped me.
If I favorite a marked location on MacOS Maps, or on iOS Maps, I canāt see how I can give it a custom name.
Tapping or clicking on Info ...
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macOS Maps - any way to change the default starting point for navigation?
Is there a hidden setting to change the default starting point for Maps navigation away from "My Location"?
The Problem: When I'm traveling, I frequently want to check the distance between two ...
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maps.app on iOS “follow me” mode without a destination set
In stand-alone automotive GPS systems if you just have it on but have not programmed in a specific destination it will show your moving on an active scrolling street map of the road you are on and any ...
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Are Apple maps for iPhone broken in SE Asia in 2018?
I have iOS 11.2.2 and have not used Apple maps in a long time. Iām seeing a blank map with a grid on iPhone, but no actual map layer or tiles ever loading when zoomed in.
How do I fix broken empty ...
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Maps : search directions with intermediate point?
On MacOS as well as iOS : is it possible to search directions including an intermediate point ("via") ? Google Maps can do it.
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How to clear search history in Apple Maps
Iām on iOS 11 and to sliding an entry to the left is supposed to remove the entry. Now that the clear all option is gone I have to do it one by one, which is okay, but the problem is it doesnāt work.
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On iPhone and iPad, how do I get the latitude and longitude number from the Maps app or Google Maps app?
For example, on a desktop computer, if I enter in Google Maps website:
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
I can easily get in the URL
37.769425,-122.48840
If I use the Maps app or Google Maps app,...
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How does a misspelled city name get fixed in Maps?
Apple has been misspelling the city "West Des Moines" as "West des Moines" (no capital "D") for quite some time now. I tried reporting this issue a number of times through the Maps application during ...
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How to reset iOS Maps data
Whenever I use maps to get directions to any destination, Maps notes that I have to go over a toll road (denoted with a small ā¬ symbol). Except: I live in the Netherlands and we have no toll roads.
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What exactly is required for Apple's Find-my-car feature to work?
My friends and I have noticed inconsistent results with Apple's feature to find your parked car. We've all seen it work sometimes, but not always.
The feature I'm talking about is described here: ...
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Map cannot navigate foreign country
I cannot get my Map app on Mac OS X Yosemite to navigate a different country. For example, if I search for "Osaka, Japan", it kept finding me the nearly Japanese restaurant named Osaka...
How to get ...
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How to see compass accuracy and recalibrate the compass in iOS 10?
My compass is often wrong, which leads to all directional modes of maps being wrong (very annoying for back country trail following). In old versions of iOS I remember the 'figure 8' popping up ...
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Maps vs Google Maps data consumption
Out of Apple's Maps (or just - Maps) and Google Maps, which is more economical on data?
Google Maps caches the path to destination. I know this because I have searched for locations on Google Maps and ...
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iPad mini Wi-Fi in the UK
My iPad Mini does not have GPS capabilities. I would like Maps to show my location. Can I attach a Bluetooth GPS receiver to enable this functionality? If so, will any Bluetooth GPS receiver work ...
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Disable photos in maps
The Maps app on the iPhone shows the photos from a business's Yelp page, but for some businesses these photos are inappropriate. Is there a way to block them?
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Does Google Maps iOS have voice navigation
I have been using Google Maps iOS (Australia) and i have never received voice navigation. Is this supported? And if so is it supported in Australia? And if so once again, where should I check to get ...
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Prevent Maps from changing modes of direction
I was riding my bicycle downtown today listening to music and directions from my phone through my headphones. Since I was riding my bike I wanted walking directions but any time I started picking up ...
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Open addresses in google maps instead of apple maps
Street addresses in Messages, Calendar, etc appear as links to click. But when I tap on these links, they open in Apple maps. I prefer to use google maps (or citymapper, where available).
How can ...
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iPhone: View Photo Location in Maps
I though this would be so obvious that the answer should be simple.
I have a photo taken somewhere. I select it in the Photos app, and select the Share icon. I would simply like the option to view ...
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Keep Maps/Waze on screen when answering call
I have my iPhone paired with my car's Bluetooth. I typically have my iPhone displaying Waze or Apple Maps in navigation mode. When I answer a call, the Phone app takes over the entire screen and I no ...
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Is there a way to disable the auto-recognition of addresses in Safari?
Whenever I click on a full address in a text box in Safari, it is auto-recognized and pops up a map, like in the following screenshot:
Is there any way to disable this? This does not happen in ...
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How do I remove “nearby cocktail bars” on iOS 9?
A friend of mine in AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) asked me if I knew of a way to remove "nearby bars" from his iPhone. This appears when you swipe left and the built in Maps feature displays this.
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Apple's Map Program Crashes repeatedly and reliably whenever a zoom is attempted
Any ideas as to why this is happening? I am stumped.
Here is the crash report (with the binary images removed):
Process: Maps [999]
Path: /Applications/Maps.app/...
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Google Maps won't start on iPhone 4
I tap on the icon for the app, the splash screen appears, and then it promptly crashes back to the home screen without a trace.
I've updated to the latest version of the app and the latest version of ...
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How do I open Apple Maps from a Google Maps link in Safari?
I would ideally like a bookmarklet since then I could use it on iOS as well. I tried this Safari extension but I would like an option in the toolbar to open Apple Maps when I'm already on a Google ...
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Apple Maps for iOS App
I'm interested in using Apple Maps for an iOS app, and have a couple of questions about it.
Is there any cost associated with using Apple Maps? Is it free, or does it depend on the type of use?
Does ...
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Add GPS Coordinates to iPhone Contact
I like to hike (with dogs). Please how can I add GPS coordinates to an iPhone contact address field or otherwise like "the lodge near Au Sable Falls, NY" at 44.181430, -73.965213. There is no road ...
