Wear OS – The Map Room

Wear OS – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com Blogging about maps since 2003 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 01:06:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.maproomblog.com/xq/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-logo-2017-04-32x32.jpg Wear OS – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com 32 32 116787204 Online Map Roundup for January 2023 https://www.maproomblog.com/2023/01/online-map-roundup-for-january-2023/ Thu, 26 Jan 2023 01:06:15 +0000 https://www.maproomblog.com/?p=1811995 More]]> Apple Maps

Apple Maps now provides parking information for 8,000 locations in the U.S. and Canada.

Apple also launched Business Connect, a tool for businesses to upload their information to be used by Apple’s various apps: not just Maps, though that’s obvious (and something Google has been offering for quite some time: see James’s post for context). More at Ars Technica.

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The first cars to get Google’s enhanced maps (previously), which include things like traffic lights and stop signs, will be the Volvo EX90 and Polestar 3, via Android Auto.

Meanwhile, turn-by-turn directions on Google’s Wear OS smart watch platform will no longer require a connected smartphone.

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