Maps for iPhone is AMAZING When You Know How To Use It (10 Tips), by Proper Honest Tech on YouTube. 13 min 51 s.
- Video length
- 13 min 51 s
- Time to do it
- 20 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 10
What you need
Steps
Zoom with one hand by double tapping the map and keeping your finger down, then sliding up or down to zoom in and out.
Search for an airport, shopping centre or train station, then zoom right in to see the indoor layout with shops, gates and levels.
Tap your profile picture beside the search bar, open Guides, then create a new guide and add places to save for a trip.
Open any place card, scroll down to Notes and add a private note such as a door code or a reminder about the car park.
Start directions, tap the search bar at the bottom of the route, find the extra place and tap Add Stop to slot it into the trip.
Tap a point on the map, open its card and choose the custom route option, then tap more points to shape your own walking loop.
Tap your profile picture, choose Offline Maps, tap Download, search the area you need, drag the box to size it and tap Download again.
Check the weather for a place before you set off, so you know whether to expect rain or heat at the other end.
Open Settings, then Apps, then Maps, and set your preferred travel mode plus switches like avoid tolls or avoid highways.
Pair your iPhone with the car over Bluetooth or CarPlay, and Maps drops a pin where you park. Search Parked Car to walk back to it.
Tips and common mistakes
Downloaded offline maps take up storage, so delete areas you no longer need from the Offline Maps list.
Offline maps refresh when you are back online, but check them before a trip in case they need downloading again.
The parked car pin only appears if your iPhone connected to the car's Bluetooth or CarPlay before you walked away.
You can reverse a custom walking route with one tap instead of adding every point again on the way back.
Questions
Does Apple Maps work without a signal?
Yes, if you downloaded the area first. Open Offline Maps from your profile picture, download the region, and routing and place details keep working without mobile data.
Which iOS version do I need for these features?
Offline maps need iOS 17 or later. Custom walking routes and some place card options need iOS 18, so update your iPhone before trying those steps.
Can other people see my private notes?
No. Notes you add to a place card stay on your own device and are not shared with other Apple Maps users or the business.
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