Screenshots of Apple Maps’s Redesign
June 2021
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On June 7, 2021, Apple announced a major redesign of Apple Maps’s cartography—the largest update to Apple Maps’s look and feel to date.
This latest update arrives less than three years after Apple announced a completely new map. While Apple has gradually evolved Apple Maps’s appearance since its launch nine years ago, this is the first time that Apple has altered every aspect of the map’s look and feel at once.
In addition to altering Apple Maps’s appearance, Apple has also added a large amount of new data and detail to its map—especially in the six countries currently covered by Apple’s new map and Japan, and even more so in the San Francisco Bay Area:
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San Francisco Bay Area now,
London + five other U.S. cities later in 2021
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Canada, Ireland, Japan, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States
⚠️ For A12 (and higher) Apple devices, the “globe” view is the default view and cannot be switched off:
⚠️ For A11 (and lower) Apple devices, the old “flat” view is the default view—and the “globe” view is not available:
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Everywhere Outside of Canada, Ireland, Japan, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States
(>50% of visitors are U.S.-based—with SF, NYC, LA, & Chicago as the Top 4 metros)