iOS 18’s Apple Maps finally adds a much-needed ‘Search here’ button

iOS 18’s new “Search here” button in Apple Maps
The latest iOS 18 update brings a much-anticipated improvement to Apple Maps: a “Search here” button. This long-requested feature simplifies finding locations in any area, not just your current one.
Chance Miller for 9to5Mac:
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In the past, if you searched for something in Apple Maps, then moved the map around, the app would attempt to follow you and show you results as you scrolled. In iOS 18, that behavior is still present, but the new “Search here” button makes things a lot better.
It also gives you an added level of granularity for fine-tuning the area in which you’re searching. Let’s say you search in Apple Maps for “Wawa,” then move the map to show you Philadelphia. As you move the map and zoom in, you tap the new “Search here” button to easily search for Wawa locations within Philadelphia.
It’s a feature that Google Maps has had for years, and is a long overdue addition to Apple Maps this year.

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MacDailyNews Take: Finally! But, what we really want is the ability to customize driving routes à la Google Maps on the desktop (iOS 18 so far has only promised custom walking routes).
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]
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