Apple's WWDC announcements and the iOS 26 beta builds provided us with a closer look at new capabilities coming to Apple Maps users, including preferred routes and visited places. While these features ...

After an incredibly rough start, Apple Maps is one of the most frequently used apps on the iPhone. Here's all you need to know about using it in iOS 26, and how it all got started. Navigation apps are ...

Google Maps has been around for nearly two decades and is the most popular navigation app. Waze is more community-centric while Apple Maps has a loyal user base of iPhone owners. Each navigation app ...

iPhone users face this choice every time they need directions: Stick with the pre-installed Apple Maps, or switch to Google Maps. A decade ago, the answer felt obvious, but today, it's not as clear.

Around the launch of iOS 26 in late 2025, I wrote a piece suggesting that I was tempted to switch to Apple Maps full-time, at least for driving. I've normally preferred Google Maps since I started ...