Transportation

1 Apr 2017

Everything you need to know about getting smart with your car

Get more out of your iPhone with smart car accessories

Whether you want to listen to music on the go or just charge your phone in silence as you drive, here are the best accessories you can get for using your iPhone in your car.

Eyes on the road, not on your phone

Best third-party CarPlay apps

Joseph Keller 2 years ago 8

Get on the road with these great apps that you can use with CarPlay.

Streaking and streaming

Review: The Porsche Taycan can stream Apple Music, no phone or data needed

Ted Kritsonis 1 hour ago

The 2020 Porsche Taycan is a sweet ride, but it's also the first to fully integrate Apple Music into its own infotainment system — without your phone or data.

I will find my way

Book your next meal or get a ride with these Apple Maps extensions

Bryan M Wolfe and Luke Filipowicz 2 hours ago

Apple Maps offers extensions for certain apps and services. You can, for example, reserve a table on OpenTable, hail a ride with Uber, and read restaurant reviews using Yelp. Here are all the apps with Apple Maps integrations!

Mastering Maps

Make those reservations right from the Maps app

Bryan M Wolfe and Luke Filipowicz 21 hours ago

The main purpose of app extensions is to give you the ability to do things like book a reservation at a restaurant or call for a ride from services like Uber, without having to leave Maps. Let's do this.

Mastering Maps

Here's the reason you're not seeing Maps extensions on iPhone

Lory Gil 1 day ago 1

Are you having trouble figuring out how to turn on Maps extensions Maps on iPhone? Turns out it's an easy fix.

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What's the weather at your destination? Tap here

Bryan M Wolfe 2 days ago 3

If you’re cruising along the highway on a road trip with pals, and you want to take a peek at the weather without switching apps, follow along, and we’ll show you how!

Look Around

Apple Maps Look Around feature expands to new cities in Japan

Joe Wituschek 2 days ago

The feature, which allows users to virtually tour their area through the Apple Maps app, is now live in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Nagoya.

Tips and tricks

How to delete your search history and destinations in Maps

Bryan M Wolfe 2 days ago

Don't want to keep track of where you've been recently? Delete your destination and route history!

Mastering Maps

Customize the settings on the Maps app in just a few steps

Bryan M Wolfe and Luke Filipowicz 3 days ago 2

The Maps app has a variety of settings that you can customize in order to make the Maps app work the best it possibly can for you. Here's how they work!

Mastering Siri

Siri makes it easy to get directions to where you want to go — here's how!

Bryan M Wolfe 5 days ago 1

Need directions? No problem, just ask Siri and it'll help you out. Here's everything you need to know about getting directions with Siri.

Beep beep

With Siri, you'll always know where your car is — here's how!

Staff 6 days ago

Did you know that as long as your iPhone connects to your car's Bluetooth, you can find out where your car is? And Siri can help you find it! Here's how.