As you already know very well, at the moment the engineers Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), he works assiduously in preparation iOS 8 for presentation in the framework WWDC 2014 and release during the month, most likely September. Although we are several months away from the official launch, here we find out one of the important novelties that the American company is preparing to bring us together with the new version of its operating system. According to some sources who participated in the meetings Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), in which it was discussed about iOS 8, one of the main novelties will be the improvement Apple Maps.
In an effort to compete more effectively with Google, Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), intends to improve its map system, Tim Cook being firmly determined to keep the promise made in 2011. One of the first changes to be made by Apple is related to the database with geolocations, the acquisition of BroadMap, Embark and HopStop companies allowing those from Cupertino to improve their available information for users and provide more accurate details for locations and information for satellite navigation. Apple Maps for iOS 8 it will have a multitude of new points of interest, but also new icons for them, Apple considering that they will be much easier for users to find, the design of all relief forms and elements in the interface also being improved to make everything easier to use.
Apart from the interface and points of interest, Apple intends to radically improve the information provided for public transport systems, a segment in which Google Maps is far more useful. Using data taken from companies acquired in the last year, Apple Maps for iOS 8 will be able to provide detailed information about public transport routes and how users can use them to reach various points in the cities, this functionality will be "deeply" integrated into the application.
Using the new transit system, users will have detailed information about the routes of trains, subways, buses or airplanes, but initially only the big cities in the US will have them available, along the way Apple will expand the support for other countries as well. This information about transit will be visible inside the menu that offers navigation directions, where Apple gives us the opportunity to choose if we want to be directed on a route using a car or to walk.
Apart from these, the Apple company is thinking of methods by which it can offer users maps of the interior of various buildings around the world, but also to improve the integration of iDevices with car entertainment systems. Moreover, Apple intends to implement an augmented reality system with information about various points of interest, but everything is based on the collection of additional information about locations around the globe.
In conclusion, Apple is preparing an extremely important update for the future Apple Maps application of iOS 8, but unfortunately it will not be very useful for Romanians.
