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3 days ago
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Singapore gets upgraded Apple Maps with custom 3D landmarks
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Geek Culture
4 days ago
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Apple Maps Debuts First Southeast Asia Detailed City Experience In Singapore
Apple has brought its Detailed City Experience in Apple Maps to our shores, as Singapore marks the first country in Southeast Asia to receive its updated UI elements, featuring more detailed road markings and navigation tools, alongside 3D landmarks for some iconic locations. Lau Pa Sat Before Lau Pa Sat After With the new Detailed City Experience update, iconic landmarks such as Gardens by the Bay, Lau Pa Sat, Victoria Theatre and Victoria Concert Hall come to life on screen as custom-designed 3D landmarks, which serves not just as a purely aesthetic change, as this will better help tourists or those unfamiliar with the surrounding areas to easily identify where they are if they get lost. The update isn't just for the frills either, as the newly added details for elements like road markings, land cover, trees and public transit routes also assist navigation for both drivers and those taking the bus, with helpful additions like clearer turn lanes and easily identifiable bus and crosswalks to further prevent confusion while on the road. Before (left), After (right) In addition, drivers can also access windshield view when approaching complex interchanges, which shows a road-level view, to make it easier to see upcoming traffic conditions or the best lane for an approaching exit, enhancing safety and easing their commute. Finally, nighttime navigation has also been elevated, as the app will automatically switch to night mode, illuminating its UI with a moonlit glow, with 3D landmarks even adjusting accordingly for extra immersion. Apple Maps will be updated with the Detailed City Experience for Singapore today, so users can head in and check out its new features right now. Kevin is a reformed PC Master Race gamer with a penchant for franchise 'duds' like Darksiders III and Dead Space 3 . He has made it his life-long mission to play every single major game release – lest his wallet dies trying. Apple Apple Detailed City Experience apple maps Singapore
CNA
4 days ago
- CNA
Singapore gets Apple Maps' Detailed City Experience with custom 3D landmarks and new features
iPhone and iPad users in Singapore will now be able to get an upgraded Apple Maps experience, thanks to the new Detailed City Experience update that was rolled out on Thursday (Aug 7). Singapore is also the first city and country in Asia to receive the update. The new Apple Maps experience will let you zoom in to check out a highly detailed Singapore map that features custom designed 3D landmarks that will be familiar to locals and really helpful for tourists, such as the Fullerton Hotel, Lau Pa Sat, the Merlion, as well as Apple's floating Marina Bay Sands store. These custom models will also feature special dark modes that light up when the display on the phone switches to Dark Mode. Other improvements include detailed roads that will not only show highways and bypasses, but also lane markings with arrows, bus lanes and even zebra crossings. There are also a lot more trees in the new Apple Maps experience which help make the map feel more realistic. Also available in the update are guides to locations, which feature curated content that you can explore if you're planning to look up new eateries or dating hotspots. For drivers, Apple Maps will now have a 'windshield view' that gives you a road level view so you can easily know which exit to take from the highway, while pedestrians can now enjoy a new immersive AR experience that will guide them to where they need to go easily. To access the new features, swipe up with two fingers on the screen to turn the 2D Apple Maps into 3D. From there you can pan and scroll around to explore the new custom models of Singapore's landmarks and explore the new look. Apple Maps is not the only map app to offer a detailed experience. Google Maps also has something similar. For example, San Francisco and Tokyo in Google Maps offer street level information with traffic lights, crosswalks and 3D models.
