Canada could soon get the revamped and redesigned Apple Maps service

AppleInsider

Apple is currently publicly testing its revamped Apple Maps app in Canada, which could suggest that a rollout in the country may be imminent.

Credit: Justin O'Beirne

The newly redesigned Apple Maps was first introduced with iOS 12, and Apple spent much of 2019 rolling it out in the U.S. As of January 2020, the rollout was complete, and at WWDC 2020, Apple announced plans to expand it other countries.

As spotted by Apple Maps watcher Justin O'Beirne, Apple is testing the service in Canada on Oct. 19, suggesting that the company plans to expand the redesigned Apple Maps there soon.

The rollout would make Canada the fourth country to get access to Apple's improved navigation service. After the U.S., the Cupertino tech giant began expanding the new Apple Maps to the U.K. and Ireland. Canada would also be the largest expansion of the new service to date.

Though it isn't clear when the international rollouts will complete, they should be done later in 2020. O'Beirne points out that past timelines between public testing and wider availability for the new Apple Maps has been between 16 and 49 days. "Given this, [the expansion] is likely to be released for all Apple Maps users sometime in November," O'Beirne wrote.

Apple spent billions collecting first-party mapping and routing data for the revamped navigation service. Compared to the previous version, the new Apple Maps features more detail, higher accuracy, and other features such as public transit data.

entropys

Well what do you know, Apple finally sent who is  apparently its only Apple Maps survey employee, eighty year old Cyrus Turtle, who is visually impaired and has a seeing eye dog, to Canada to check things out in between his rheumatism therapy sessions. 

 When he finally finishes with Canada Mr Turtle has yet to decide which country will be next on his odyssey, but he thinks it could be somewhere warmer. In the meantime he is considering a downhill race against a glacier. He knows this will be a challenge.

Wgkrueger

entropys said:

Well what do you know, Apple finally sent who is  apparently its only Apple Maps survey employee, eighty year old Cyrus Turtle, who is visually impaired and has a seeing eye dog, to Canada to check things out in between his rheumatism therapy sessions. 

 When he finally finishes with Canada Mr Turtle has yet to decide which country will be next on his odyssey, but he thinks it could be somewhere warmer. In the meantime he is considering a downhill race against a glacier. He knows this will be a challenge.

I’d ask for your money back :-)

Anilu_777

Good to know Canada will get the enhancements soon. 

22july2013

AppleInsider said:

Apple is currently publicly testing its revamped Apple Maps app in Canada, which could suggest that a rollout in the country may be imminent.

Credit: Justin O'Beirne

The visible difference in the maps above between OLD and NEW is amazing. Canada now has two cities! And based on the colouring, there's a lot less ice on the map now too. Beauty, eh? Coo-Roo-Coo-Coo-Coo-Coo-Coo-Coo! Take off, eh!

techno

The reason there are only two cities is because Quebec opted out. They are building their own maps.

MacPro

techno said:

The reason there are only two cities is because Quebec opted out. They are building their own maps.

Mais bien sûr

headfull0wine

techno said:

The reason there are only two cities is because Quebec opted out. They are building their own maps.

Mais oui. Tabarnacle.  

And the West compass point will have an O. For Ouest

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