At WWDC 2025, Apple AAPL 0.00%↑ unveiled a major redesign and intelligence boost for Apple Maps in its forthcoming iOS 26 update. The app adopts the new “Liquid Glass” interface, featuring translucent buttons and streamlined controls for easier navigation, now unified across all Apple platforms.
A new on‑device intelligence system gives Maps the ability to automatically remember commonly traveled routes, provide real‑time delay alerts, and suggest alternate paths, all while preserving user privacy, the company said. This includes a preferred route capability when a user is heading home or to work.
In addition, a Visited Places feature securely logs favorite destinations—restaurants, stores and landmarks—locally encrypted and easily deletable with a swipe, the company said. Apple also said that users can choose to have iPhone detect when they are at a restaurant or shop without Apple being able to access this information, which has been a big privacy issue for Google GOOG 0.00%↑.
Refreshed boarding passes in Apple Wallet offer the ability to see and share Live Activities for real-time updates on a flight, the company said. They also provide access to a traveler’s information, such as Maps to navigate airports, Find My to track items and report missing bags and more.
