Apple Maps gets weekly Local Lists feature in iOS 27 update
With the iOS 27 update, Apple added Local Lists to Apple Maps as an extension of the Guides section to provide weekly updated lists of popular places. Currently available only to US users, the feature curates local collections without linking data to individual users, according to Apple Newsroom.
iOS 27 has advanced iPhones visually and in terms of user experience. Alongside improvements based on Siri AI, built-in Apple apps also gained new capabilities from the update. Apple Maps is one of the apps that received new features. With the iOS 27 update, Apple added a new feature called Local Lists to the Apple Maps app.
Working as an extension of the existing Guides section in the app, this feature offers users lists of popular places updated every week.
According to information shared via Apple Newsroom, Local Lists is currently accessible only to Apple Maps users in the US. The system gathers spots to meet friends, trending restaurants, and places to go with kids into local collections. Apple stated that these lists are created with privacy principles in mind and that data is never linked to individual users.
How to find the Local Lists feature?
Many people using iOS 27 may not have noticed this feature yet because the section does not appear directly in the interface. To reach the lists, users need to tap the search bar in the Apple Maps app and scroll down the screen. On devices like the iPhone 18 Pro, the newly added "Trending Restaurants" section is hidden behind the on-screen keyboard by default, so users need to dismiss the keyboard first and scroll down.
Initially, only a few places appear on the search screen, but tapping the list opens the full selection. For example, opening the "Trending Restaurants in New York" list displays 20 places worth visiting.
Lists cover 1,021 regions and change weekly
According to the in-app description, whether a restaurant enters the top 20 is determined by how much people viewed, shared, and interacted with the place on Apple Maps that week. Since the lists are updated every week, you can tap the "+" button next to each listing to save places you want to visit so you do not lose them.
Although it is not specified exactly how many different regions in the US have a local list, the full collection in the app includes a total of 1,021 Local Lists. To browse all available lists, open any Trending Restaurants list and tap the Apple logo and the "Local Lists" text next to the last update date.
Meanwhile, Apple will roll out another comprehensive update to users in December. iOS 27.3 will deliver a better user experience, bring new languages for Siri AI, and provide a smoother system.
This article was translated from Turkish. Read the original article in Turkish.
