Apple Maps will now show COVID-19 test sites in 50 states and Puerto Rico. TechCrunch). When you search using terms such as “COVID-19 test” or “corona virus test”, the location that provides the COVID-19 test is displayed on the map. When you start typing COVID-19 in the search bar, the search term & # 39; COVID-19 Test & # 39; is displayed at the top of the search bar, just like when you started typing & # 39; food & # 39 ;. Or "Coffee Shop"
Apple's information card for the test site includes the site time, address, and phone number, as well as a warning and a link to the website, saying, "The COVID-19 test may require a doctor's referral and appointment at a test center." Health care providers who provide tests.
Apple Maps' new test site has allowed hospitals and healthcare providers to submit information to display on Apple Maps since Apple launched its web portal last week. 9to5Mac.
Google began registering COVID-19 test centers on most of the U.S. search results on April 17, and as a result of that, the test centers nearby were shown on the map, except if they lived in Maine, New Jersey, Oklahoma. To see. Oregon or Pennsylvania. However, it seems that search companies show few test centers when searching directly on Google Maps, as Apple does on Apple Maps.
Apple's app shows several test centers in Portland (my residence) and New York City in the United States, but searching the test center on Google Maps didn't show any test centers, for example. York City map from search results. Google says The budge In addition to the search results, we are also working to provide test center information to Google Maps.
Apple has also updated some mobile trending sites, including adding cities like Las Vegas, New Orleans, Portland, Salt Lake City, and San Diego.
Apple and Google have also built a corona virus tracking system built into iOS and Android.
ET April 28, 9:08 PM Update: Google explained that the search results show the test center on the map, but when displaying the search center on Google Maps, it doesn't show many centers.