iOS 17 Messages -> Info: no longer displays Satellite map view

I’m disabled and it’s important for me to find my caregiver and for my caregiver to find me.

The satellite view was so helpful and accurate.

This view they have now isn’t accurate and it doesn’t do live updates nearly as well as satellite view.

Apple! It’s like we’ve gone back 10 years in one iOS revision! Please bring back the satellite view for tracking locations of our loved ones! The new cartoon version is choppy and not helpful at all! I usually welcome upgrades, but I will NEVER upgrade again without a long test drive through Friends to see what’s new, and now possibly unimproved. Apple juice, I am the biggest fan of the iPhone on the planet, but even so I have to ask What on earth were you thinking?? Please fix it ASAP!

and please put the speakerphone button back on the right side during a call where it’s easiest to reach! Thank you!

We know you can see the satellite view in “find my iPhone” app. The convenience is in the messages when you’re texting someone. No one has time to go all the way to another app. If everyone will chat with Apple they will send you a link to a form to fill out to let the techs know we want this view brought back to messages.

After upgrading to iOS 17, the Messages App no longer displays the Satellite map for my contacts. I do see that Messages will display a Standard map only. This is very disappointing. Any way to get the satellite view back?

When you are a parent especially with multiple kids, we need to be able to see in the Text Message app where they are with satellite view of buildings etc.

This is a safety issue. Apple please correct it.

I don't see anywhere in the system status page that refers to this problem. I assume it would have to be an actual update, not something they could fix without an update. It sounds like a canned response.

From what I’m hearing it doesn’t look like it will be returning. I believe once everybody converts over to iOS 17 it’s just gonna be a done deal. However the question still remains, so why did they make this change? No one can seem to answer that with clarity and reason.

Seriously!!! How could they downgrade this?! It’s iOS 17 and they downgrade our location sharing map for contacts? This makes no sense. Come on Apple! You’re usually better than this! We need our satellite map back in iMessage location sharing. Please!!!

I honestly hate the new update I feel like I’m an android user now. But I truly can’t stand that they took away the satellite and hybrid a few since I have kids and this is not as accurate as the other one I wish they would just bring it back and stop changing things so much changes and always better like changing the charger.

Ok, so I responded to BBBert about his findings about a certain testing software that I can’t mention here, and Apple responded right away by removing my post, and informed me as such in an email and referred me to a testing site. Again, I can’t mention the word, or this will be deleted? OK, so someone or a bot is crawling and seeing what we are talking about, but neither can answer a simple question as to when the satellite view is going to return? This is infuriating, insulting, and treating us like we are children who are not allowed to have information about something we are paying for.

I totally agree! Apple yanked my post down within minutes. I was surprised that you saw it and sent a reply. I will send another reply that is coded. We will see if humans are doing this or some AI system.

Yes, I saw it and noticed it was immediately deleted. I’ve had posts deleted for reasons I wasn’t aware of until it happened…I think it was due to a complaint about something. But thanks for trying to give us hope. There are rules that apply when you agree to test and one is you aren’t to talk about any features on any media—text, community support, etc. I can see a point because some features might be something that Apple later decides not to include. Hopefully this won’t happen here.

i don't like how on the new ios 17 update that the map on imessages don't have the refresh button nomore or how it don't have the map options like satellite i don't like that & i don't like how on the iphone 11 yall don't give no phones alot of iphone storage yall should at least make it where we can buy iphone storage & keep it forever because i really hate that like yall apple & we brought theses phones & have 2 pay for everything like why can't apple music come free if we brought the phone u need to make that free 2 that would be good for people

Apple pl get us back the satellite view on location sharing. Yes, it has taken us 10 years back! I stay in Bengaluru - in India. My son has his location shared with me and is always on the move and I keep checking his location. Now it’s boring and does not show the terrains. Pl look into this issue and fix it. Is not shall we go back to iOS 16? Let us know your clarification or any ways to get it back.

I also just did an update last night, if I would have known this was a problem I wouldn’t have. My husband is hunting in Montana and it is not showing his location. This is a safety issue. Thank god i did not do the update on my I pad. Apple please fix this.