iOS 18 might let you set Google Maps as the iPhone’s default navigation app, with a big EU twist

I keep trying to use Apple Maps more on my iPhone. But I routinely find myself switching to Google Maps and staying with it. Google Maps is by far my favorite Google app, having become one of those essential services Google provides. If I were given the option to make Google Maps the default navigation app on iPhone, I think I would. 

It turns out that Apple might offer that option to iPhone users come iOS 18. Just like with the browser or email, you might be able to set Google Maps as the default navigation solution on the handset. There's a big caveat in all of this, and it's called the European Union. That's right, the move might be part of Apple's compliance roadmap for the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

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