The unexpected launch of the beta version of Apple Maps on the web by Apple took all of us by surprise. The company is trying to compete directly with the already well-established giant Google Maps, and this news represents a significant step forward.
What to expect from the beta?
Users’ navigation experience will be improved by several features available in the online beta of Apple Maps. Whether on foot or by car, you can use it to find interesting routes and places with photos, opening hours, and reviews. In addition, users can use their browser to order food from restaurants.
This update brings Apple Maps even closer to Google Maps, offering a similar web-based navigation experience. In the coming months, new features such as “Look Around”, Apple’s take on street view, will be added. For now, it is only available in English.
Although it is still in beta, the new Apple Maps web platform already shows signs of a promising future. It is likely that new features and improvements to existing ones will be added over time. More than ten years after its launch, Apple Maps is opening a new era in digital navigation.
