Apple Maps is getting its own version of Google Maps’ Street View

Apple is adding a Street View style feature to Apple Maps, letting you tap in to a spot on the map and look around at a 360-degree photo of what’s actually in that location. The feature will arrive in iOS 13, though it wasn’t made clear how widely it would be available.

The feature relies on new mapping data that Apple has been collecting in recent years. The company has been driving cars across the United States and several other countries to map the roads and collect imagery. That’s allowed Apple to begin completely overhauling the data used to build out its maps, and it also provides the imagery for a feature like this.

Apple said its updated maps will be available across the United States and in “select other”…

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