Apple Maps: 15 essential tips and tricks

Apple Maps may be relatively young compared to competing navigation apps, but it is still an incredibly useful tool in your iPhone’s arsenal.

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There are a bunch of useful features hiding in the app, some of which you may not even know about.

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Here are 15 of the best Apple Maps tips to try out for yourself.

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1. Touchscreen gesture 2. Look Around with Apple’s take on Street View

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3.Create your own collections and guides 4. Share your ETA 5. Find useful stuff nearby 6. Find where you parked

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7. Take a 3D tour with Flyover 8. Enable third party extension 9. Clear location history 10. Send directions from your desktop

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11. Find places en route 12. Get your bearings with compass mode 13. Switch on Do Not Disturb mode 14. Indoor map 15. Don’t interrupt your podcast or audiobook

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