There may be a rivalry between Android and iOS, but that doesn’t mean their owners get along too badly: Google delivers its core apps and services to the iPhone. And Apple was opening up its ecosystem in the maps space, too: While there is no Apple Maps Android app (and there won’t be one), it’s possible to use cartography from the browser. with now street level view.

When checking the location on your mobile phone using a mapping app, there is no doubt that Google Maps is a choice to consider. Although not the only one, Apple Maps offers a good service even on Android: it is possible access maps from web browser. And it’s becoming more and more complete, in fact it could almost replace Google Maps.

Apple Maps Look Around is now in beta for web browsers

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If Google launched Street View, its street-level view, in 2007, Apple followed suit Look Around YouIn 2013, Apple Maps got its own version within the iPhone app (with the arrival of iOS 13). They’re basically the same: images shot in 3D that allow you to immerse yourself in the streets from afar.

Following the launch of the Apple Maps beta in the web browser with full cartography and almost no advanced functions, now comes one of these functions: Now we can go for a walk down the street, see what a place is like or just check if a place is available. The Apple car passed by our house and when it did. Right now Not all cities are activebut it’s only a matter of time. Madrid and Barcelona seem available.

Since the Apple Maps beta runs in a web browser, this service can also be accessed on Android. Although yes Apple specifically blocks Since it is ported to mobile browsers with this operating system, some extra steps need to be taken.

• Install Firefox for Android on your mobile phone.
• Open Firefox, click on the three menu dots at the top and select “Extensions.”
• Scroll down the list of featured plugins until you see the “Find more extensions” button. Hit it there.
• Type “user agent switcher” in the search box and install the extension on your Firefox.
• Return to the Firefox home screen and click on the tabs square to the right of the address bar.
• Open a new private window on the mask icon.
• Now go to https://beta.maps.apple.com.

• You will see that the page says that the browser is not supported. For now: click on the three menu dots at the top and select “Extensions.”
• Press the “User agent switcher” extension, check “Override domain” and select “iPad/Safari 17”.
• Go back to the private tab and reload https://beta.maps.apple.com. You now need to bypass the web version of Apple Maps.

With this you will see that Apple Maps is now working for you on Android. Now just go to your preferred part of the map, look for a prominent place and click on it: small floating window in the lower right corner. This is Look Around, click there. You can also see the binoculars icon.

The way Apple’s Street View works is the same as Google’s: slide your finger across the screen to move along the street, touch a higher point to move forward, and don’t move too far. Depending on the area, street level visibility may or may not be here yet. The age of the footage will depend on when the Apple car last cruised down the street.

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