For iPhone users, even if the safari will also begin to support the web version of the Apple Maps, it is basically a non-phenomenon as Apple Maps is a native iOS feature and the app is also available from the store when the app is removed for some reason. With this news, both iPhone and Android users can now choose between using Google Maps and Apple Maps to help them navigate their travel.
Screenshot of the web version of Apple Maps running on Chrome Android app. , Image Credit Fonena
The web version of the Apple Maps recently added the look around feature, which is similar to the street view of Google Maps, which shows a panoramic 360-degree view of some places at the street level. But keep in mind that the web version of Apple Maps does not have all the features that provide iOS apps such as 3D and the buildings provided in the transit map. And because the web version of Apple Maps does not provide the user to sign in to their account, it is not possible to see the saved locations and custom guides.
Apple will continue to add new features to the web version of Apple Maps and can still consider the Android version of the Apple Maps app.
