FEATURE
worse, though, we’re all still using it, so let’s not pretend
it doesn’t exist, much as we might wish otherwise.
Oh the places we’ll go
You might be excused for not remembering that in
iOS 13, Apple added the ability to create collections
in Maps. Sure, it’s handy to be able to make a list of
places that you want to go – say, restaurants in town
that you’ve been meaning to visit – but the feature is
definitely lacking.
For one thing, though Maps collections can be
shared with someone else, all that does is make
that person their own copy of the collection. What’s
needed there is something closer to a shared
Reminders list or a collaborative Note. If my wife and
I want to keep track of restaurants we’d like to go to,
it would be great if we could each add to this list and
have it update for both of us.
Moreover, this is a feature of Maps, and yet it takes
very little advantage of Apple’s mapping service. For
Collections in iOS 13 Maps
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worse,though,we’reallstillusingit,solet’snotpretend
itdoesn’texist,muchaswemightwishotherwise.
Ohtheplaceswe’llgo
Youmightbeexcusedfornotrememberingthatin
iOS13,Appleaddedtheabilitytocreatecollections
inMaps.Sure,it’shandytobeabletomakealistof
placesthatyouwanttogo–say,restaurantsintown
thatyou’vebeenmeaningtovisit–butthefeatureis
definitelylacking.
Foronething,thoughMapscollectionscanbe
sharedwithsomeoneelse,allthatdoesismake
thatpersontheirowncopyofthecollection.What’s
neededthereissomethingclosertoashared
ReminderslistoracollaborativeNote.Ifmywifeand
Iwanttokeeptrack ofrestaurantswe’dliketogoto,
itwouldbegreat ifwecouldeachaddtothislistand
haveitupdateforbothofus.
Moreover,thisisafeatureofMaps,andyetittakes
verylittleadvantageofApple’smappingservice.For
Collections in iOS 13 Maps
