Transit feature now available for Vancouver and Victoria on Apple Maps

The Transit feature in Apple Maps is now available to Victoria and Vancouver as well as other areas in British Columbia. Transit shows public transit information including subways, buses, trains and ferries, with lines and stations right on the map.

Transit is now available to iPhone users in Victoria, Vancouver and other rails in British Columbia, marking SkyTrain trains and bus routes. If you were to click on the Entrances and Exits by train stations, you’d see more detail as to whether it’s an entrance or exit with stairs, escalator, elevator or other accessibility options. 

The Transit feature is customized for each city where and can be accessed on Apple Maps in iOS and macOS versions.

Transit information in Maps is now available in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Berlin, Boston, Chicago, Honolulu, Kansas City, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, Montreal, New York City, Philadelphia, Portland, Rio de Janeiro, Sacramento, San Francisco, Seattle, Sydney, Toronto and Washington D.C., as well as over 300 cities in China, including Beijing, Chengdu and Shanghai. Nearby information is available in the US and China. 

Get access to the public beta for iOS 10 and macOS Sierra starting July

At the moment only developers have access to the beta software of Apple’s products (iOS 10, macOS Sierra, and watchOS 3). But if you want to get your hands on the beta build and familiarize yourself with the new features, next month Apple will be opening iOS 10 and macOS Sierra to public testers. To be one of these testers, all you have to do is sign up on Apple’s dedicated page for the Apple Beta Software Program using your Apple ID. If you don’t have one of those, you can create one for free. After you agree with Apple’s terms and conditions, you can then enroll your device to receive notifications of new updates and releases for download.

Once you’re a member, you just have to make sure you have the latest version of iTunes on your PC and when the beta is released in July, just connect your enrolled iOS device to the computer and open iTunes or run Software Update. For macOS Sierra testers, you can get the beta software from the Mac App Store. A quick reminder, though, and Apple reminds you of this is that you shouldn’t install beta builds in your daily drivers or work devices as these builds come with risk. Beta tests are meant to work out the issues these OSes have so putting it in something you need daily could pose a problem.

Source: Apple Insider