Apple Maps have always had spell - by - number walking directions , provided you had your iPhone in your hired hand . NowApple ’s unexampled Watchwill not only supply high - calibre maps justly there ON YOUR ARM , it will also give you an haptic jog when you require to sprain right .
Using the Watch ( do we call it “ The Watch ? ” ) , you ’ll be able to rally directions using either the “ taptic ” touch screen or Siri . you may soar in to see the route in more particular , but that watch screen is still pretty modest to use for navigation . So once your walk route is set , the Watch will live where you are , and vibrate when it ’s fourth dimension to twist — one kind of bombilation for remaining , a dissimilar one for right .
As someone who uses Apple Maps almost every metre I ’m walking somewhere , this is a boom . Sometimes I ’ll put on my headphone and let Siri tell my journey , but often I ’m digging through my bag to find my phone to turn back those direction ensure I ’m still on the right path . This manner I have all the information flop there on my wrist , and I might not even have to count at it to know that I ’m going the right way . ( Also : Is there a “ ill-timed turn ” bombination ? )
One problem for people using their Watches to get around town : Apple ’s Maps still do n’t offer transit directions , instead they send you off to Google Maps . The best possible combining of any non - car directions would not only tell you to walk left or ripe but also direct you to a omnibus stop or gearing station when needed . So either Google Maps will need to incorporate the same tactual feedback for the Watch , or Apple needs to add some transit directions , stat . Also , how about the same matter for cycle directions ?
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