It is likely that, despite using iPhone, you continue opening Google Maps as a trusted browser, either because you come from Android and you are accustomed, or because, a long time ago, this was much more complete than Apple's, so you already do it by routine.
So, or even have others like Waze, From iOS 26 you should change to Apple Mapsand today we are going to see the reasons why I say this, and maybe at the end of the article, you are convinced of change, although it is only a suggestion, since each one has their good things.
Advantages of maps in iOS 26
One of the reasons why wearing maps in iOS 26 is its change compared to a few years ago, and this is not something exclusive to the version that we will see this year, but of a progression of the latest updates, which have made many of the advantages that Google Maps had, now they are cons for these, because Apple has surpassed them, and by much. That is, if you have not proven it for years, you should do it just to verify that the app is not what it was.
However, with iOS 26 many improvements will come, among which is one that, in my opinion, is key, and that is that Apple will analyze your usual routesnext to the schedules, to know where you go to work, to the institute, or that kind of paddle for Tuesdays.
Thanks to this, you can notify you, previously, if there is any problem, that is, if you normally choose a route that has had a traffic cut that day, you can notify you that instead of 10 minutes, you could take 20, or that you need to take an alternative path that will indicate. It is very useful, since it prevents you from getting late to work, for example.
Although you use Google Maps, Apple will notify you the same, since it is not necessary to start the browser to verify your usual routes, because logically nobody puts it if you know the way, but it would be good to get used to the map app, since you will offer you more information that will come great for this type of recommendations.
Many people are quite distrustful of these systems, because they believe they violate their privacyhowever, Google and the rest of the companies also know all this, although they do not offer you tools to take advantage of it, so in the end we are controlled the same, although Apple ensures that they are robots, and that they do not have that data as such. Now it's your thing if you prefer to disable locations, or trust them.
I, personally, will try this, and I hope it works well, since I would not want to get up early because of a false notification, or vice versa, trust them and not let me know, although in the end they are extra things, and we will have to continue depending on ourselves, but with small aids that never come bad.
And you, what do you think of this new function? Do you think it is good, or that no one will listen to you? Leave us a comment with your opinion about it.
