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Apple Maps in iOS 27 makes my favorite recent feature even better

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Why This Matters

The enhancement of the 'Suggested Places' feature in Apple Maps with iOS 27 significantly improves user experience by providing more personalized and extensive recommendations. This update benefits both consumers seeking better navigation tools and the tech industry by showcasing Apple's commitment to refining its ecosystem and competing with other mapping services.

Key Takeaways

Apple Maps recently added a new ‘Suggested Places’ feature in iOS 26.5, but it’s getting even better in iOS 27. Here’s how.

iOS 27 improves Apple Maps’ new ‘Suggested Places’ feature by adding a lot more recommendations

When iOS 26.5 launched in May, it came with a pair of Apple Maps-focused changes, including ‘Suggested Places.’ The feature offers recommendations inside Maps’ search screen of places you should check out.

Suggested Places bases its recommendations on what’s trending as well as your recent searches.

That latter detail is especially key. It means that if you’re planning a vacation, for example, Maps will recognize that and offer suggestions that match the location you’re researching.

I found Suggested Places a great addition to iOS 26.5, and had just one complaint: you could only ever get two recommendations at a time.

Fortunately, it didn’t take long for Apple to fix that.

iOS 27’s Maps app still shows you two Suggested Places in the search screen, just like before. But now, you can scroll horizontally to find even more recommendations.

In my testing with the iOS 27 beta, I’ve seen up to 10 recommended places available at a time.

This one improvement feels like a no-brainer to me. It makes Suggested Places even more useful, and comes with zero drawbacks.

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