It's almost like Apple's trying to cover up their measly mapping efforts using such tactics.Īnyway, now you know how to use Apple's Look Around feature and hopefully it will come in handy when you are out and about navigating using Apple Maps. The one great thing about Apple's implementation is the fact how there's a slight parallax effect when you pan around, as if there's certain amount of depth in imagery being used.

While Apple's Street View-like implementation might not be as good as Google's but it surely does get the job done if you use Apple Maps. Tapping on a far section of the road will swiftly take you there, try it. Apple blurs out things like faces to make sure people cant be identified, just as Google does with its Street View feature. It can be invaluable when planning nights out or just working out where to park.

You can view everything in either full-screen mode or as a floating window. The Apple Maps Look Around feature gives users the chance to see locations as if they were there without actually making a trip. Look Around arrived with iOS 13 last year, but is still only available in ten cities including San Francisco, Las Vegas, Honolulu, New York City and Boston, according to 9to5Mac.You're now in Apple's Look Around mode. The Map 2.0 features likely came to Japan before other nations as Apple was preparing a launch for the 2020 Olympics, which have since been postponed over the COVID-19 epidemic. They appear in a pop-up window when you click on the binoculars icon, rather than taking up the entire window as when you transition from Google Maps to Street View images.Īlong with Look Around, Apple has brought other new Maps features to Japan, including improved navigation and Siri guidance. Much like Google Street View, Look Around let you see 360-degree views taken by Apple Maps vehicles like the one shown in this image (ironically capture by a Google Street View vehicle).

That means you can now see buildings, museums, the Tokyo tower and more, though it’s limited to roadside views and not walking paths for now, according to Ata Distance.

However, it has now expanded internationally for the first time, coming to four cities in Japan: Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Kyoto. So far, Apple Maps’ Street View-like Look Around feature has only been available in select cities in the US.

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