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Apple Maps on iPhone could soon get a useful hiking feature from the Apple Watch

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Apple Maps was a bit of a disaster when it first launched in 2012, but in the decade since it has vastly improved and can now go toe-to-toe with Google Maps thanks to its excellent tools and features. And now it looks like one of its best features on the Apple Watch is set to come to your iPhone, Mac, and even the Vision Pro headset.

News outlet MacRumors claims to have seen code snippets revealing that the topographic maps feature from watchOS will be making its way over to iOS, macOS and visionOS. This feature packs in extra detail that makes map reading a lot easier, including contour lines, walking trails, elevation and points of interest.

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