Strange Bugs On Apple Maps Show Random Bagation Collection Locations

Apple Maps causes users to see baggage collection icons at various airports in the United States. (photo: x @BoardingArea)

JAKARTA A strange bug in Apple Maps causes users to see baggage collection icons at various airports in the United States. Even though they are not looking for it actively.

Usually, navigation apps like Apple Maps display icons to help users find important locations at various levels of enlargement. However, this time, Apple Maps displays an irrelevant and less useful baggage collection icon.

This bug was first discovered by users on Reddit, who saw that Apple Maps displayed random baggage collection icons at various airports, both in the United States and abroad.

This icon appears on a very remote zoom out display, where it should only display the state lines and names of big cities. Surprisingly, this baggage collection icon does not appear uniformly for all airports, but only at certain locations.

Although each icon is given the appropriate airport number and code, this display is not helpful at all, especially when seen on maps with wide coverage.

Possible Bugs from Apple Servers

Until now, the exact cause of this bug is unknown. However, as this change occurs without an app update, it's likely that this problem comes from Apple's servers, which means Apple can fix it without having to issue a new update.

This bug is relatively small compared to the various mistakes that have occurred in Apple Maps before. Since its poor launch in 2012, it has taken more than a decade for Apple Maps to gain user confidence.

However, Apple Maps still often suffers from mistakes, such as:

January 2024: A restaurant in Australia was mistakenly designated as "permanently closed", causing a loss of around 12,000 Australian dollars (Rp 125 million).

Early 2024: A road in Edinburgh that has been turned into a pedestrian path is still listed as a road that can be passed by vehicles, causing the driver to be trapped.

2023: A house in Texas is often visited by people looking for their missing Apple devices, as Apple Maps mistakenly provides the same address for the whole neighborhood.

With this error history, the latest bug in Apple Maps may be just a minor problem, but it still shows that Apple's navigation service still needs improved accuracy and reliability.