Apple released iOS 18.3 in January, and that update brought a few bug fixes and improvements to your iPhone. But when Apple ...

Apple’s platform for maps and directions, the perpetual runner-up to Google Maps, has improved markedly over the past few years. Here are the ways it currently bests its rival.

It's become so second nature for me to follow -- and occasionally defy -- the driving directions in Apple Maps on my iPhone ...

Here's how to do it on your iPhone ... Tap the blue "DIRECTIONS" button at the bottom of the screen. Optional: Tap a transportation mode from the top of the map. Driving by car is the default ...

From here, you can view your car on the map, as well as get directions to it ... With distracted driving more of a problem ...

To do so, open Contacts on your iPhone, find a contact (or create a new one ... think about doing this for your Home address: you’ll get instant driving directions with Google Maps for your house ...

But it's the iPhone change that's most interesting to me because I use Google Maps a lot, and this is a big improvement. What's so great about Dynamic Island directions? Google's name for them is ...