How to create and share a journey through stages with Apple Maps. If you are planning a trip, using the Apple Maps app on iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 and later you can create a collection containing the list of points of interest of a journey in stages and then share it with friends and family who will be together with you.
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To begin, open the Apple Maps app on a device on which at least the aforementioned version of the operating system is installed, then swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to expand the context menu.
Create a collection
Go to the Favorites section, then click on New Collection in the Collections panel, then give it the desired name and then click on the Create button.
The created collection will be empty: the fastest way to add places and points of interest is from this screen, by clicking on Add a place, then typing the name of the position you want to add and clicking on the button marked with the + sign to add it. to the list. You can proceed like this for all the desired points of interest, then clicking on the Finish button at the end.
It is also possible to add places to the collection created from the traditional search panel in Apple Maps: just touch the desired location, then scroll up to expand the context menu and search for the Add to item to add it to the collection.
To remove a place added to the collection, simply click on the Edit button in the lower area of the Collections tab, then select the points of interest to be removed and finally click on the Delete button.
Share a collection
When the collection is ready, you can proceed with sharing. To do this, just click on the Share button visible in the lower area of the Collections tab. The usual Apple sharing screen will appear: at that point you can select the app icon through which you want to share the collection, or via email.
Whatever the case may be, the app will generate a unique URL to recipients, who just have to click it to open it within Apple’s Maps app.
Apple’s Messages app is perhaps the fastest and most universal way to share a Collection, this is because the app is designed to offer a preview of the collection along with other useful data so that those who receive it can already do a idea of what is going to open.
When the recipients of the message open the collection within the Apple Maps app, they will also be able to add it to their collections by clicking the relevant button, in order to always have it at hand without necessarily having to find the link previously received.
