Transit directions finally coming to Apple Maps in iOS 9, says 9to5Mac
Apple’s Maps app will add transit directions for subway, train, and bus lines in iOS 9, according to 9to5Mac. If the report is accurate, Apple will finally address a longstanding gap that resulted when the company decided to ditch Google Maps nearly three years ago. Up until now, Apple’s self-built maps product hasn’t offered public transit directions and has instead pointed users to third-party apps (including Google’s) in the App Store. But after pushing off plans to introduce transit support in iOS 8 at the eleventh hour, 9to5Mac suggests that Apple is really ready this time, and the transit feature will be the major addition to Maps in the forthcoming operating system update.
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Source:: The Verge
