Forcing iOS to use google maps

[gregs656]

Can this be done?

At the moment if I google a location on the google app, I often get the headline info at the top - hours, address etc and I can click on the map.

Frustratingly iOS then opens Apple maps.

Which would be ok, if a little annoying, if the Apple maps actually showed the location I was searching for but it doesn’t it just shows me my location.

This drives me to distraction several times a day.

Am I being stupid? Is there a simple way to make it all play nicely with each other?

[anonymous-user]

I can’t say about the google app but within gmail you can change which browser it will open links in, have a look in the google app settings?

Certainly if you google a location in Safari and tap the map it opens in google maps so I don’t see why you wouldn’t be able to do the same with the google app.

[45Flipper]

What are you using? I have an iPhone and iPad and I’ve just deleted the Apple maps app!

[thebraketester]

It’s bloody annoying isn’t it.

[gregs656]

45Flipper said:

What are you using? I have an iPhone and iPad and I’ve just deleted the Apple maps app!

I tried this, but it just tells me the action I am taking requires ‘maps’ and gives me an option to open it in the App Store.

It is so irritating.

[gregs656]

Jbeale96 said:

I can’t say about the google app but within gmail you can change which browser it will open links in, have a look in the google app settings?

Certainly if you google a location in Safari and tap the map it opens in google maps so I don’t see why you wouldn’t be able to do the same with the google app.

I had looked in settings but I have just looked again and it is there! There are settings for default apps.

This has made my day. Indeed it has, so far, made my month.

Marvellous.

[thebraketester]

I can’t see it. Help!

[Teppic]

thebraketester said:

I can’t see it. Help!

In the Google app go to Settings -> General -> Default apps

[thebraketester]

Can’t see it. iPhone XS ios13.1.3

[Sheepshanks]

thebraketester said:

Can’t see it. iPhone XS ios13.1.3

In Settings within the Google app - not in iPhone settings.

[thebraketester]

Yeah i looked there. Can’t see it.

[gregs656]

thebraketester said:

Yeah i looked there. Can’t see it.

You’re using the google app?

More - settings - general - default apps

It’s not obvious.

Bit strange that it’s a google setting that doesn’t work properly with the default option of Apple maps.

[thebraketester]

Yeah. Google maps app? Those options are not there. Strange.

[Sheepshanks]

No - the Google app! It's just called Google.

[thebraketester]

Ahh haaaaa!

Thanks for the perseverance.

[rdjohn]

On my iPad, I just deleted the Apple Maps App and now everything defaults to Google Maps.