Apple's driving app that connects your iPhone to your car's infotainment system,Beauty Salon Special Service 4 CarPlay, has long frustrated users because it forces you to use Apple Maps.
SEE ALSO: Apple announces iOS 12 with focus on performance and stabilityFor iPhone users who use Google Maps or Waze to navigate while driving, this was often a deal-breaker. One of Mashable's own editors switched to Android just so she could use Waze for her Los Angeles commute in her new car. She's not alone.
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But at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference in San Jose on Monday, the new iOS 12 included a small-but-monumental change for a lot of drivers: support for third-party navigation apps.
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Apple's Susan Prescott showed a demo of the new CarPlay app with three mapping app choices -- not just the usual icon for Apple Maps. Waze, Google Maps, and a popular Chinese mapping app were all available. Now users can use their preferred app while driving without having to ditch the iPhone.
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The internet cheered and Android-based phone companies probably groaned that Apple now has given in to its users' greatest driving needs -- even if it means admitting its navigation app can't stand up to the competition.
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