When Apple released the iPhone 5, the company replaced the iPhone’s formerly native Google Maps app with a proprietary mapping and directions application called Apple Maps. Although the application is similar in many ways to Google Maps, some aspects of the application function differently, including how you go about managing map points. In Apple Maps, map points are referred to as “pins.” Touching and holding anywhere on a map drops a purple pin at that location. A dropped pin can then be added to the iPhone’s contacts and bookmarks, shared with friends or reported to Apple if there is a problem. It can also be deleted. Tips Warnings Writer Bio
