Further additional features of Apple Maps on the web including Look Around, will be available in the coming months
Apple announced that it will be launching Apple Maps on the web.On 24 July it wrote in an official blog that Apple Maps will be available in public beta.
This initiative will eventually allow users around the world to access Maps directly from their browser. Now, you don’t need to use a ‘third-party’ server or browser to access Apple Maps.
With the Apple map coming to the web you don’t need to go through the hassle of installing the app. Sometimes, it just gets time consuming to open app and access maps. Now, you can quickly get directions from the browser.
Now with Apple Maps coming on the web you can get driving and walking directions,within a minute. You can also get access to other benefits. These includes:
- Now you can find great places and useful information including photos, hours, ratings, and reviews
- You can also take actions like ordering food directly from the Maps place card
- With Apple Maps on the webm you can browse curated Guides to discover places to eat, shop, and explore in cities around the world.
Further additional features of Apple Maps on the web including Look Around, will be available in the coming months. In addition to this Apple explained that additional browsers, languages and platforms will be expanded with time.
The safety road ahead
It is expected that the initiative by Apple to launch its maps on the web comes after the competition of ‘digital mapping’ rises. Initially Google Maps had been dominating the ‘digital mapping’ market. Now Apple also aims to take a step ahead in this competition.
According to the official blog, all developers using MapKit JS can also link the Apple Maps on the web. This will enable them to get detailed information of a place and also get driving directions. Currently, Apple Maps is available on the beta.maps.apple.com. Furthermore, Apple added that Apple Maps on the web is currently available in English, and is compatible with Safari and Chrome on Mac and iPad, as well as Chrome and Edge on Windows PCs.
After facing allegations of illegally using data from YouTube for training LLMs, this initiative by Apple might help it gain back its popularity. A few days earlier, according to Proof news, Apple used data from the Wall Street Journal, NPR and the BBC to train its OpenELM model, released in April just before its WWDC event.
Source:financialexpress.com