Questions tagged [google-maps]
Google Maps is a web mapping service and an Android app.
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What is the best way to determine if the mobile is pointing in a desired direction?
Suppose that there is a house whose longitude and latitude is known to me and I am somewhere in the neighborhood. I want to give a buzz whenever the mobile is pointing in the direction of the house (...
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Change language in Google Maps app
I would like to have mobile Google Maps' content on my Moto Z2 Play in different language (Polish) than rest of the system (English). Is this possible? If yes, then how to achieve this?
Based on my ...
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Finish navigation in Google Maps and get the driving summary
I cannot find one of the most essential features in Google Maps:
Navigate from point A to B, and be able to press stop at any time, at any coordinate, giving you the drive summary. Sometimes ...
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Should I be worried about a security breach if Google Maps incorrectly shows that I drove over 650 miles from home?
I was shocked to discover that this past month Google Maps shows that I was home one day, drove from a neighboring location over 650 miles to Chicago the next day, and was home the following day.
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How Does Google Maps Detect Compass Accuracy?
Modern versions of Google Maps display a cone of various widths for the compass, depending on how accurate/in need of calibration the compass is.
Given that the compass is simply a magnetometer and ...
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How do I stop excessive updating of Google Offline Maps?
I'm using an old Samsung Note 3. I run Google maps, drag from the left, and select the cloud icon to access offline maps. I select an area to download, and it insists on updating all my offline maps, ...
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How can I make Google Maps speak the street names when the voice is set to a foreign language?
I'm running Google Pixel 2 with latest updates. You can change the navigation voice language in Google Maps via:
hamburger icon (3 horizontal bars) --> Settings --> Navigation Settings --> Voice ...
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Alternative to Google timeline to track location
I wisited several location in the last weeks, unfortunately I just realized I accidentally deactivated Google timeline in Google maps. Is there any other way to find my location history?
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How to run regular google maps on android go?
I'm trying to install the regular heavy version android google maps from play store but it only brings up google maps go. What should I do to fix this?
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Google Maps - requests to reviews places I've never visited
Google Maps insists on asking me to review places that I've never visited. I've tried both "Dismiss" and "I haven't been here"" but they keep coming back. It's very frustrating especially when the ...
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Google maps shows me everywhere
When I go to Google maps timeline it shows me several places that I went that i never did and it keeps putting my boyfriend at my house on his timeline even though his home and location are set ...
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Blue pointer in Google Maps isn't moving, but stays still
I'm using Redmi Note 4 on Android 5.0 Lollipop. When I enter into the navigation mode of Google Maps, the pointer doesn't move at all. But when I exit the navigation mode, the pointer moves on the map....
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Google don't track my location anymore
I was using location history all the time, on one quick walk when I took photos with my DSLR I've notice that my location was way off from my walk so I've set in settings for my location to use only ...
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How to make Google Maps find the closest option
Commonly observed behavior:
I'm at location X.
Google knows I'm at location X, when I open the app or website it shows a blue dot in my exact location
I search for, say, "Chipotle"
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Can you limit Google Maps timeline for alternate accounts on your android phone?
I have multiple accounts on my Android phone, some shared with my kids. I would like my location sharing to only be my primary account. Is there any way to configure that?
One side effect, my son ...
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Not getting google maps notifications
I am using Vivo v5 which has Android Nougat in which my banking apps are disabled if the location is off. So I have been constantly getting notification of places where I have visited from last few ...
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Why does Google Maps ask me to rate places I haven't been to?
I am asked to rate places Google maps thinks I have visited. I have not been there and I click on I have not been there but next time I get asked to rate (those places I listed as I have not been ...
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How to disable speed camera notifications in maps?
Google maps has recently introduced speed camera notifications, and I had the misfortune of experiencing these for the first time yesterday.
Personally I find the audio "speed camera ahead" very ...
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How to add custom targets on top besides “Home” and “Work”
During typing in the navigation target in the "Search here" input line, there are two special targets directly below the input line: "Home" and "Work". I'd like to have a third target "Kindergarden", ...
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send a gmaps location/gps coordinate to Osmand
Openstreet maps lacks of some streets. I want to search in googlemaps (or other online maps service) a location and be able to extract and send the standard coordinate to Osmand.
Btw i remember than ...
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Using the Google Maps App behind a firewall
I'm developing an app, which starts a Google Maps navigation by Intent. This works fine, as long as the device has "free" internet access. Unfortunately, the app is intended to be used on devices, ...
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How to enale float notifications in Google Maps
I have a smart band which can show app notifications. I want to see those float notification in band, when i traveling using the Google Maps. So how to enable float notification for Google Maps ...
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How to remove ONE account from Google Maps
I have several Google accounts in my phone.
I want to use only ONE of those with Google Maps.
I must have accidentally used another one a few times, and now I keep getting notifications about it, ...
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Time line google maps [duplicate]
Hello I recently have this problem my Google timeline says that I made a stop somewhere where I have never been what can I do to fix the timeline or more to convince my significant other that I have ...
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how to stop android calling google maps from chrome
My google maps app has got broken. I think I can use a browser version of google maps. But chrome is redirecting me out from the browser to the app. How to stop android google chrome redirect me to ...
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How to fix Maps from unexpectedly stopping when running in background?
This is a Samsung Galaxy S8+ SM-G955FD with Oreo 8.0.0, today updated. Baseband G955FXXU4CRI1, Samsun Experience version 9.0, Android security patch level 1 November 2018.
Since this update, whenever ...
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Pause audio when Google maps speaks
iOS has a nice feature, where any audio playing pauses when Google maps starts talking. I was looking for a setting that might do this on my Samsung Galaxy S9+, but I can't find it. Is is possible?
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Change “Note to self” email address
When I ask my phone to "take a note" or say "note to self" from Google Now or Google Maps, it asks me what the note is, and then it emails me the note at a specific email address that I designated a ...
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Troubleshooting google maps history
Google maps history worked perfectly with my old phone.
Now I have a new one and maps history worked for the first few days, then it started to behave randomly: when it works the data is correct, but ...
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Google Inbox & Maps do not work with Mobile Data
Since a few weeks now, Google Inbox and Maps are not working with Mobile Data anymore (which is very annoying, since I need directions on the road). These apps work just fine with WLAN.
The apps ...
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Google location( Find my device not accurate) can High Accuracy option cause it?
Google location( Find my device not accurate).
My Device (Samsung galaxy s8) google location is set to "High Accuracy"
When I look at History in google maps, I do not show some stops and claims car ...
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Offline Maps don't automatically update on Google Maps
TL;DR: Why don't offline maps download automatically via WiFi for me?
Long version: I have a Xiomi Redmi 4, with no data plan. I use wifi to download an offline map in Google Maps. I only have one ...
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Google Maps Location not working when offline
I have a Galaxy J7 Prime, android version 7.0. I'm abroad for a week and as such, am not using data. I can only use WiFi intermittently when I'm near a free hotspot.
When I had an iPhone, I was able ...
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How to link an android device (or its account) in a restricted way to my primary google account?
I have an Android powered car multimedia unit that I would like to link somehow to my google's account, so I could send locations from Google maps directly from my PC by clicking the "Send to your ...
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Google maps makes no sound when interupting music etc
Was there an update to google maps recently that affected this? I made no changes to my phone, and before when I was listening to a podcast using VLC or Samsung Music, google maps voice would just ...
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How to disable Google Map's direction indicator?
Where the indicator wouldn't be accurate, having it is just noise; Is there a way to stop it from showing?
The indicator:
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Google Maps with Offline Maps sometimes gets stuck on “Finding best route”
Google Maps with Offline Maps sometimes gets stuck on "Finding best route"
I don't think it's a GPS issue 'cos my phone's GPS is normally fine and also, as soon as I connect to WiFi it gets past the "...
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Why am I getting shopping trolley notifications about local store savings?
I am getting "Shopping Trolley" notifications appearing regularly.
The notification looks like this:
The notification is about "Store savings" at a local supermarket and that is it!
Is this ...
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google maps not working offline even though I downloaded maps
My phone is a Nexus 4, running Android 5.1.1
I am getting this error when I try to go to a postcode in London
But I have downloaded offline maps of London and surrounding areas.
e.g. if I go to "My ...
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It the any map app which is using google maps APIs but work perfectly without GPS?
As I have searched - everybody asking about OFFLINE maps, but I am asking about maps which can use just simple google maps, but does not ask any permissions to GPS.
Currently original goolge maps are ...
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Can Android turn the mobile access point on automatically on my home?
I share almost always my mobile data to my laptop because I like to use faster web as my home offers. Is there a way on Android 7.0 such that it turns and keeps the mobile access point on if I am near ...
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Fequency at which location history gets my location?
I've noticed that Google Location History tracks my position much more frequently and accurately when having Google Maps actively running, compared to when it is not. Is this the case for any app – ...
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GPS does not work using Google Offline Maps on Android
I am using offline maps functionality for Google Maps (9.71.0) on Android 6.0.1, Sony Xperia Z3 Compact.
I downloaded the offline maps of the region of my current location. If I disable my data ...
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Invisible Location History
Location History was active on my device and visible under timeline in the Google Maps app. I have just tried to use it via Google maps on browser to get my phone back, but the timeline stops in ...
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Google Timeline error - “Can't connect to Maps, try again later” only on certain dates
I have been using Google timeline successfully for many months without problem but in the last few days I have getting this error on all my devices (phone, tablet and desktop) but only on some dates
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Google Maps app and multiple Google accounts, only signing in for one account possible?
I link several Google accounts on my phone. The Google Maps app usually shows notifications associated with my first account, but my Google maps account which I use the most is one of the others.
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Google Maps, copying GPS coordinates, getting plus codes
This question explains how to get the GPS coordinates
How can I copy GPS coordinates from a marker in Google Maps app?
I did all that but I come up with a "plus code", this doesn't work for me. How ...
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How can I copy GPS coordinates from a marker in Google Maps app?
Is there a way to get/copy GPS coordinates from a marker on the Google Maps app? When I drop a marker by holding down on a spot, I get the coordinates in the field. But, when I tap in the field to ...
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How can I use Google assistant to navigate to a contact?
I have a contact with an address. If I type in the name in Google Maps then it suggests the contacts address for navigation. However using Google assistant it doesn't work. I tried the typical phrases ...
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How to keep using Google Maps in Chrome browser and avoid launching the app?
If I point my browser (Chrome browser) to http://maps.google.com it automatically opens the Google Maps app.
Is there a way to avoid this and keep using the site through the browser?
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