Apple iPhone Maps App- Easier Then Ever!
We used to travel to Europe twice a year before our son was born, and within North America when he was younger. I collected maps for every city!
I had no idea this would not only be obsolete, but now that he is a teenager, we could all three communicate and curate activities for our trips with our phones. Wow. My son, spouse, and I can all create and share our preferences for restaurants, sites to visit, and especially shopping! This will be perfect for our trip to Italy! And it is so easy, just follow this roadmap: Maps > New Collection > Select Location > Tap the “Add to” button. Slide left to show the option to share with your contacts, and you are ready to go. For adding new stops, scroll down to the “+” sign.
Next month I am flying to Washington, D. C. and my flight is later then I normally fly. I try to book early enough to beat rush hour, and since I am not for this trip, I am opting to take NYC transit to the airport. The Apple Maps app is hugely helpful for two reasons. One, I have to switch to the A train, and there are two destinations when I switch, the app reminds me to choose the far Rockaway A train, not the other! The app also shows me when each train is expected to arrive at my station, so I know if I have time to buy a snack.
We have also had a recent change in my family, we got rid of our car. The $800/month to keep a car in NYC was no longer worth it since our teen no longer lets us drag him around every weekend! My parents live with my brother in Rockland County and the best way to reach them is by taking a train to Tarrytown, NY. The problem is, from there, we need them to drive over a bridge to pick us up! With my Apple maps App I can share with them what train I am on so they know how to schedule their ride to pick us up. This is incredibly useful!
If you are driving, you can set up “Share ETA” within the Map App so that anyone from your contacts can follow your route and see when you are set to arrive! Especially the crabby teenage son in the back seat who keeps asking, “Are we there yet?” Look at the app kid, your phone is surgically connected to your hand anyway: Maps > Directions > Go > Share ETA!
Lastly, you can use indoor maps for indoor maps of an airport and the mall. I have some priority lounge passes, this helps me navigate my way to them while at the airport. Twice a year we go outlet shopping, and I never know where my favorite stores have relocated to, so I use this app! Woodbury Commons, here we come!
Check out Apple.com for more info!
Karen Dawkins says
Having used NYC public transport to get from LaGuardia to Midtown, Apple Maps would have been immensely helpful. I picked the wrong bus! The good news, all the locals (pretty much everyone else on the bus), were super helpful! One guy even chose to get off one stop early to take us to the proper connection. He said, “5 minutes walk will be good.” So, apple maps, good. Kind locals, better! 🙂
melissa chapman says
These maps make so much sense and help so much when you are in a place you are not familiar with. Those old paper maps are really a thing of the past and take up so much space.
Sarah Bailey says
Now this sounds like a good app, it is amazing that we have all this knowledge at our finger tips these days. No more lugging around large maps!
Michelle Cantu says
Woah! I always use my maps for each destination and then try and share it with screenshots to my husband. The send my location only works when you are there and this is exactly what I was trying to do when we planned our trip in Ausitn last week. This is amazing, I am trying it out now!!
Liz Mays says
I didn’t know about those map sharing features. I’m definitely going to be using them from now on!
Theresa says
We used Apple Maps on our recent west coast road trip and it was a life saver. We were able to get everything coordinated in no time so the trip went off without any issues. Such an amazing feature and I love how far technology has come from the days of “paper maps”!
Tasheena says
This is one of my favorite resources. Especially, when traveling out of state. It really comes in handy.
Amber Myers says
This will come in handy for sure! We want to head to NYC but I worry I’ll get myself lost. This will be perfect to help prevent that.
Brianne Tursi Manz says
Gone are the days of having your co-pilot spreading a map out to determine what route to take on your trip. And that’s IF your co-pilot can read a map! I was not aware that you can use indoor maps, which really comes in handy with navigating unfamiliar airports or train stations!
Mandi L Pimental says
Agreed! Apple has the best maps – we use them all the time when we travel
Terri Steffes says
My daughter lives in Chicago and is giving up her car. I’ll have to show her this post so that she can get around so easy with the map.
Denay DeGuzman says
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing about the Apple iPhone app. Our family will be going across country for a vacation this summer. This app will be very, very useful!
Jenn @ EngineerMommy says
This sounds like such a perfect solution for finding your way. Long gone are the days of using a large, cumbersome paper map! I’m going to use this the next time I need to get somewhere.
Chef Dennis says
This Apple iPhone Maps App makes traveling easier! I will definitely check this one out. I’m sure it will help me a lot during our travels.
Victoria says
I use maps all of the time when traveling. I’m also famous for sending out pins to help folks connect with me. Another reason to love iPhones.
Ruth I says
This is so cool! This is a great help for people that are always on the road or traveling. Love this!
Lynndee says
We used this app when we were in Downtown Savannah looking for a certain restaurant. It sure was a great help.
Dana Rodriguez says
We travel to NY at least once a year so this would be handy! I am going to check it out.
Kita Bryant says
When I had an iPhone I used their map all the time. It used to have a lot of issues, but has since been a much more reliable app.
Lizzie Lau says
This is genius. I just followed your steps and started planning our next trip. I usually use google maps for navigating around town, but I like these planning features.
Deanna Straub says
I am an android person. Looks great though.
Lyndsey Rullman says
I love how it tells you if the bus or train is running on-time. Such a great app!
ellen beck says
I do not use a cellphone yep a dinosaur but these maps look amazing. It would make traveling so easy!
deanna says
I don’t know how to even get around without my maps! I would make the worst pioneer haha.
Shannon P says
Wish I could use it ,sounds great but I have anAndroud
DIANE ERAL says
This would be nice to win!