Apple iPhone users of a certain vintage will remember the excitement of when Google Maps was released on iOS, given how clunky and inaccurate the native Maps app was. Over the years, Apple worked hard to improve Maps, and generally did a solid job of it.
Yet, I’d place a decent bet that many people still use Google Maps on their iPhones, and I am one of them, especially as I do use a lot of other Google tools and have Chrome as my main browser across multiple devices. However, with the arrival of iOS 26, I decided to take a look at Apple Maps to catch up on the changes and new additions.
