Tuesday, June 10, 2014

iOS 8 reveals Apple working on Maps feature to find your parked car

iOS 8 logo

Developers continue to discover interesting hidden features in iOS 8 .

9to5Mac reports that new icons discovered in iOS 8 beta reveals that Apple is working on a feature that will allow users to find their parked cars using the Maps app.

The report notes that last year they had from their sources that Apple was working on this features.

Sources say that Apple is testing a tool for its Maps app that, with the M7 chip, could analyze when your car is parked. When you park your car, the iPhone will register the car’s location. Now when you return to the parking lot, your iPhone will be able to help you assist with finding your car since it knows the vehicle’s location.

As you can see in the screenshot below, there are six icons dedicated to the parking feature in iOS 8.

iOS 8 - Car Parking feature

 

It looks like it was one of the features Apple was planning for the Maps app in iOS 8, but has got delayed . It remains to be seen if these features will be available in iOS 8 when it is released later this fall .

[via 9to5Mac [1] ]

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