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iOS 13

Guide

Create a Collection of Locations
Whether you’re planning a trip
MAPS shops, Collections are a great
or cataloging the best antique

way to curate locations. To create
one, tap New Collections in the
Collections section of the Maps
menu. Enter a name for your
collection and tap Create. Now,
select your collection and tap Add
ORGANIZE & EXPLORE YOUR FAVORITE a Place. Type the name or address
of your location. When your lo-
LOCATIONS cation appears below the search
bar, tap the plus icon. You can add
more locations or, if you’re fi n-
ished, tap Done. Your Collections
appear in a vertical list below your
Favorites.

Share Your Collections with
Preview an Area in Look Friends
Around Mode Once you’ve created a Col-
Look around mode gives you a lection, you can share it with
360-degree view of any area on friends for them to enjoy. They
the map that’s been recorded by can add their own locations and
Apple. This mode lets you take share it back with you, so that
a virtual tour of where you’re you can curate together! To share
headed or view a window into a Collection, open Maps and tap
a place you’ve never been to. To a Collection. Scroll up to reveal
use Look Around mode, open the share icon on the bottom of
Maps. Enter a city that has this the screen. Tap that, then choose
feature, such as San Francisco. how you want to share your Col-
Scan the thumbnails for the Look lection. You could use Messages,
Around label. Tap that label to AirDrop, email, etc. Whichever
get a close-up view of that area. you choose, it’s fun to write a
Unfortunately, you can’t use this little message like, “I found some
mode for specifi c locations, like cool pizza places for us to try,”
a street address, but that feature before you hit send.
should become available as Apple
records more streets. Share Your ETA
Sharing your ETA is a hands-
Make a List of Your Favorite free way of letting people know
Locations when to expect you. I like using
With iOS 13, your Favorite lo- this feature on road trips, so my
cations display in a conveniently hosts don’t have to wait around
placed horizontal list at the bot- for me to appear. To share an ETA,
tom of your map, along with the open Maps and enter a destina-
distance to each location. To add a tion. Select Go and then drag the
Favorite, open Maps and tap the bottom menu up to reveal more
Plus icon under Favorites. Type options. Tap Share ETA, then tap
the name or address of the loca- Contacts. Now, enter the name or
tion, and Maps will suggest labels number of the person you want
such as School or Library. Tap to keep updated. Your contact will
Done and Maps will return you to receive notifi cations as your ar-
the main screen. You can see the rival time changes, giving you the
distance of each location below freedom to make pit stops along
your list of Favorites. the way without worrying about
inconveniencing your host.

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