There's something new for Parisians with Apple Plans

New locations are more detailed, in three dimensions, on Apple Maps
We explain how to discover them
With iOS 17, maps will be available offline

Apple Maps updates in the city of Paris. Users of the mapping platform have in fact been able to note that certain monuments are now wellmore detailedthan before. This is for example the case of the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, enthroned at the top of the Avenue des Champs-Élysées and whose construction was ordered by Emperor Napoleon I.

With this, the Hôtel national des Invalides also offers a three-dimensional design where you can see even the windows of the building, visible even when the map darkens in the evening. On site, Internet users can display additional information on the different addresses hidden there such as the hospital or the Jardin de l'Abondance.

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How to display new items?

To find out about these changes, first make sure your Apple Maps app is up to date. The new versions of the iPhone's native applications are automatically installed with each new version of its operating system, all you need to do here is check that your mobile is runningiOS 16.5, which is the most recent major version accessible in final version. To do this, here is the procedure to follow:

open the Settings app
scroll down the menu list to General
touchGeneral
touchSoftware update
the operating system version is then displayed

Next, here are the contact details for some of the improved locations we've spotted. Simply enter them into the search box in Apple Maps on iPhone, and the app will automatically redirect you to the right place:

National Hotel for Invalids: 48.856529,2.3127059
Arch of triumph of the Star: 48.8737917,2.2924472
Louvre Museum: 48.8606111,2.3350637,17
Louis Vuitton Foundation: 48.8766453,2.2609436,17
Tour Eiffel: 48.8583701,2.291901,17
Concierge: 48.8560114,2.342915,17
Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre: 48.8867046,2.340524,17
Paris Court of Appeal: 48.8556865,2.3433558,17

New features with iOS 17

During the Worldwide Developer Conference which ends today, Apple also presented other new features for iOS 17. However, these will only arrive in final version this summer.

Among the changes in question, we find in particular the possibility ofdownload mapsto be able to consult them without connection, or even a functionality which displays the real-time availability of electric vehicle charging stations. Practical.