Apple Maps web app is now available on all devices, including Android

In context: Apple has always kept its Maps app locked away in its walled garden. The company recently started expanding access to it. Last year, it launched a beta version of Apple Maps for web browsers – though it was a work in progress. Initially, users could only access the Maps web app from desktops or tablets. Now, Apple has quietly dropped the beta tag from the URL and opened the service to other mobile devices, including its rival – Android. Whether Android users will want to use Apple Maps is an entirely different question. The web app functions more like a website than the native Maps app. We tested it and found no inherent advantage over Google's market-leading Maps app. It's a fairly limited experience and doesn't support logins for saved data, transit maps, 3D buildings, and other advanced features. It feels subpar for Apple products. It feels like a minimal effort to appease regulators. The Cupertino powerhouse has faced intense antitrust pressure domestically and abroa ... Read full article.