Two nearby pins in Apple Maps

I can’t place two pins within a couple of miles of each other in a non-addressable area of the map. If I try to save two pins too close to each other (about two miles apart), Maps thinks the second is already added to the Guide. All I can think to do is create a second guide, like, Moab Photo Locations 2.

This is just so frustratingly dumb.

iPhone 11, iOS 16

Posted on Sep 29, 2023 01:50 AM

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Apr 12, 2024 06:38 AM in response to thebobcampbell2

I have the same issue, and it happens on my Mac running Sonoma, iPhone iOS 17, even iPad Air 2 running iOS 15… (I was initially hoping to use this older iOS to bypass this "bug", but looks like this "bug" has been there for a looong time.

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