[Software]Apple Maps adds a Google Maps function: it will warn of speed cameras and accidents

[SougarLord]

 

Although in Spain we have at our disposal lots of alternatives when it comes to navigation, the preferred one has always been Google Maps. It is not uncommon then that companies like Apple want to pick up some of its best features and implement them in their navigation applications.

 

With the arrival of iOS 14.5 that, among other things, will allow us to unlock the iPhone with our face even with a mask, Apple Maps will receive an improvement that many of us will appreciate: a button to report incidents or elements on the road to consider, such as radars .

 

This button will help us to report accidents, notify other users about speed controls, and so on. In addition, it will have full compatibility with Siri, so we can perform voice commands with the apple assistant.

 

Apple Maps will improve

This has been discovered by The Verge, who has reviewed the application with the novelty installed. Insist that these features will be available only and exclusively in the new version of iOS that at this time cannot yet be downloaded in a stable way, although betas can be downloaded.

 

The operation is simple. On the road, the user can hit the report button and specify exactly which item to report. With Siri, we will simply have to say phrases like "Hey Siri, here's a cruise control" or "Hey Siri, there's something on the road." This interface will also be available in Apple's version of CarPlay.

 

 

The truth is that you can see that this functionality has been in other services for months. Apple's options are much more limited than those of Google Maps and, in addition, they have yet to arrive, since we remember that they will not be available until iOS 14.5 is released. In this sense, both Google Maps and Waze have considerably more margin.

 

It is expected, on the other hand, that Apple Maps will be updated in the coming months and include new alerts to pick up the baton to Google Maps. However, it is not clear if these new reporting options will be accompanied by new versions of iOS or if on the contrary Apple will limit itself to updating the application after the installation of iOS 14.5. In any case, this is good news, especially knowing that Google Maps is the undisputed leader in the niche of navigation apps.