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You can use Google Maps on your computer or use the Google Maps app on your phone or tablet. This guide can teach you how to set up Google Maps and also explains various features within Maps....
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- Steps: Google Maps is available on both computers and mobile devices. To access Google Maps on a computer, visit google.com/maps. To get the Google Maps app for your phone, download it for free from your preferred app store (note that Android phones usually come with it pre-installed.)
- Finding a Location: Type the location's address into the search bar. When you launch Google Maps, you should see a map (if your device can detect your current location, this will be of the surrounding area) and a text bar near the top of the screen.
- Getting Directions: Find your destination. One of the most useful features of Google Maps is that it allows you to get detailed, step-by-step directions to almost any place you can find in the world.
- Finding Businesses Near a Location: Find the location you want to find businesses near. When you're planning an outing, it can be helpful to know ahead of time where restaurants, shopping centers, and so on are relative to the place you're visiting.
- Choose more eco-friendly driving options. Whether you deeply care about the environment, or just want to make every ounce of gas last as long as possible, Google Maps can help you with more eco-friendly routes.
- Curbside grocery pickup support. The pandemic means curbside pickup is now more prevalent than ever before, and Google Maps has added features to help you take advantage of that where it's available.
- Add music to your drive. If you’re using Google Maps while driving, you can sync it with YouTube Music, Spotify and (on iOS) Apple Music, so you can control your tunes from within the Maps app itself.
- Go incognito. If you need to go off the grid, or at least don't want Google Maps remembering where you've been, make sure to put yourself in Incognito Mode before you set off.
- Navigate an unfamiliar area more easily on foot. Video format not supported. Finding your way around a new place on foot can be intimidating. We created Live View walking directions to keep you pointed in the right direction.
- Find fuel-efficient routes when you drive. If you search for driving directions in Maps across the U.S., Canada and Europe, you’ll have the option to see which route is most fuel efficient.
- Add multiple destinations to your directions. When you have to make a few stops on your trip, like if you’re picking up a friend and then going to a restaurant for dinner, you can add multiple destinations to your directions in Google Maps.
- Download maps to use offline. Video format not supported. If you’re driving in areas with spotty phone service, you can still get where you need to go by downloading a map to use offline.
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