Apple is slowly rolling out its new map to countries around the world, and now people in three more countries will be able to enjoy the much-improved map on their iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac.
According to Apple Maps enthusiast Justin Obeirne, the company has started rolling out its new map in three more countries: Israel, Palestine and Saudi Arabia.
Obeirne specifically says that the company is “publicly testing its next expansion”, so it’s unclear if the card is available to all users in these countries at this time or only to certain users at this time.
What’s in the new map?
Obeirne reviewed the changes the new map brings to new countries. In Israel, he took a look at the changes coming to the city of Jerusalem. As you can see below, you can see how the update contains additional details.
Looking at Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, it looks like Apple is bringing at least one of its additional map features with its new map. Along with all of those lovely details, as you can see below, the city also gets the three-dimensional treatment.
Obeirne notes that the new features coming to these three countries represent Apple’s sixteenth expansion of its new map. The company originally announced its new card at WWDC in 2018 and launched it in California later that fall. It took until April 2020 to roll out the new map to the rest of the United States.
It has since rolled out the new map to a number of other countries, including the UK, Canada and Australia.
Along with more detail, the new map also enables a host of features, including Look Around, 3D cities, flyover, and new navigation modes, including public transport and bike routes.
