Hello,

I have been experiencing frequent app crashes on the iOS version of Google Maps recently.

If I select the ”you” tab then it attempts to load all of my contributions and places, etc. I guess this overloads my phone and leads to the app crashing on me.

Just my two cents and personal experience.

Me escribes y nos ponemos de acuerdo

The other day my Google maps for some reason stopped using my GPS, I was able to confirm through other apps that it wasn't my phone losing GPS signal. It was only that one app. After I finally managed to get it to work again. After resetting my phone, it would continue to be really buggy and then randomly change the voice to be German, and then change the setting so that it would no longer play over my Bluetooth anymore. I fixed it but it keeps happening randomly.

I'm trying to turn on back up for Google maps timeline but it keeps failing. Has anyone else had this problem and know of fixes?

I'm trying to get to a location from the airport.
When I check Google Maps, it shows a 3 hour journey by train and expects me to walk 77 minutes to the next stop.
When a friend routed the same trip, it shows 1 hour journey and hopping on the train from the airport.
I've reset my settings and tried all the 'obvious' things.

Photos in comments.

Me and my partner booked a hotel that has hundreds of perfect reviews and perfect photos uploaded to their Google Maps listing. Bathroom looks shiny and modern on the pictures. Only when we arrived at the hotel did we realize that it was all fake. Their bathroom looked totally gross. We then zoomed ito the Google Maps pictures more carefully and noticed all sorts AI artifacts in almost every photos. I have used AI tools long enough to know what AI-generated pictures look like.

Of course we reported those fake pictures to Google Maps, under the category "Not a photo or video of the place". We reported all the pictures that were obviously altered by AI. Minutes later I noticed that Google Maps rejected me, citing that they "didn't find any issues at this time." I really expected better from Google.

Has anyone successfully taken down fake images or deceptive businesses from Google Maps listings? How was your experience?

https://maps.app.goo.gl/HMrDteqt3t5UR7dHA

Can't seem to see it on mobile but it appears on desktop.

I was just bored looking at google maps and decided to look at NK but it seems so detailed for such a “closed” country. Like roads, the cities look well built up from satellite images. Like I know obviously that will help and then like tourists etc and maybe journalists but it’s like the whole of NK is there included places like train stations, universities. It just confuses me so looking for insight from the community.

Have a shared list
Would like to order stops on a trip - in order…
Seems like on every device the order shows up out of order…
Does this feature of Google Maps even work???

Not going into location specifics because I enjoy privacy but recently the google maps routes have been horrific, they’ve had several changes over the course of a couple years that took suggested routes from being quick walks to entire boomerang bus routes

To get to work for me, I get off the bus at a stop and walk for about 7 minutes (using main/public roads with safe crossings, mind you) and yet google maps tells me to go several extra stops, wait and get on another bus and then take that to my work, which ends up taking about an extra 20 minutes (most of that being the bus journey itself, not waiting for the bus, so it can’t be because it doesn’t account for waiting times making the bus slower). And that’s not even mentioning how originally google maps showed the route I use now, which is the quicker path

Is there any way to get the route I want to show up in place of the worse routes? Like specifically adding it as some preference or default path instead of having to look up slower ones for references? Also is anyone else experiencing anything like this for their maps showing slower routes or is it just my end?

Edit: forgot to add this but I have my routes set to “best route” or “fastest arrival” so it’s not like the routes it’s showing me are deliberately avoiding walking, if anything they should be pushing walking since it’s faster

Just bought a new phone (motorola signature) and tried out maps to see if I need to change anything.

About 2 kilometers in, the app resets and gives me the boxy car avatar in white.

The settings still show that I am using the default arrow.

Changing it to any other avatar in the settings does not change the avatar the app is using.

Changing it while the navigation is on doesn't change the avatar either. It sometimes puts the app into light mode though.

EDIT (solved???): For some reason, the settings suddenly worked as intended when I restarted maps and started navigation to a location I haven't saved.

All of a sudden when I search during a journey, it won't show the additional time unless I click on the item? Makes it much more difficult to make a decision if I have to click on every option.

My Google maps has changed in the last few days so that it only shows one option for the route. Before it would have had both toll and no toll options showing on the map and you can choose between them.

I haven't changed any settings that I'm aware of so just hoping for any tips or advice if possible. I'm on Android if that makes a difference.

Thanks in advance!

TLDR

Android users can the old voice back, including street names, by downgrading to v26.31.02.954292984, released on July 31st, 2026. Instructions found below, starting at "Prerequisites". (Also, yes, I like putting my punctuation outside of quotes. sue me.)

Introduction

Hey all!

Like many of you, I despise the new AI voice that Google has forced upon us, and was especially disappointed that they stripped the ability of the old voice, currently labeled "English (US)" in the app, of its ability to read street names.

However, if you are an Android user, there is a (albeit roundabout) solution! Just downgrade to an APK version before the change.

It took me a while to download/check, but it took less than half a day to find the latest version without the new voice: Google Maps v26.31.02.954292984, released on/around July 31st, 2026.

Prerequisites

Before you go off downloading and installing it, there's a few things you should do first:

1. Disable auto-update for maps: Play Store > (search) Google Maps > 3 dots top right > un-check "Enable auto update". Self-explanatory.
2. Uninstall all current updates: Settings > (search) Maps > 3 dots top right > tap "Uninstall updates". Was the only option on my phone. This reverts it back to the factory original app, which we'll reinstall our APK updates onto.

While having a separate computer isn't necessary to install this APK, it does make it a little easier in my opinion. It's still technically possible to verify the APK on the phone itself (e.g. using a terminal emulator app from F-droid or other), this step is way easier on a non-android system (Unix/Windows). The installation instructions will assume you have a separate computer.

Installation

While the link to the APK download I used can be found here, I strongly reccommend that you verify the SHA256 checksum and digital signature yourself, unless you're like me and live life on the edge (don't care that much about potentially downloading a virus).

After the verification, it's pretty easy (suck it, Apple):

1. Transfer the file over. USB, Wifi (ex. LocalSend, my goat), bluetooth, whatever. Just remember where you put it on the mobile device.
2. Open the "My Files" app, find the APK, and tap on it. Tap "Update" on the subsequent prompt.

That's it!~ Enjoy your new (old) shitty-AI-voice-assistant-less version of Google Maps.

Postscript

I've seen others talk about the Incognito workaround, and although the method shown here is more time-consuming, I believe it'll be more useful to users wanting to get back the original voice. It should also be a more permanent fix than using incognito, since previous APKs are essentially locked, and we disable updates as part of the installation.

If Google ever does manage to listen to half of its entire userbase and decides to give back the old voice's ability to speak street names and you want to bring your app back up to date, it should be about as easy as re-enabling automatic updates in the Play Store and tapping "Update".

I should probably also mention that the only phone I've tested this on is my own, a Samsung Galaxy S20 FE. I'd imagine it wouldn't make a difference to what I've put here, but I guess y'all can let me know if there are problems (not that I'm going to try a deep dive into why or anything, lol).

Anyways, that's about it. Happy downgrading!

I have multiple saved lists for trips. None of them are showing up on the map. I keep getting the generic red and white dots. I tried on two PCs. One Microsoft and one Linux. On my iPhone, I can see my saved spots on the Google map app. Anyone encountered this issue?

I’d really appreciate it if anyone knows how to fix it. 😞

The workaround I’m currently using is to open the list, edit it, and find the place there, instead of searching for the place first and adding it from there.

This takes more clicks and is much more annoying, but it’s the only way to prevent it from getting stuck on the map as a bookmark that you can’t remove.

My G'Maps stopped loading properly two days ago. Today I removed and reinstalled, but now it won't load maps at all. Anybody else have this issue?

I'm the manager of New Frontiers Aboriginal Residential Corporation, located at 425 Coxwell Avenue in Toronto, Ontario.

I'm reaching out because we are dealing with a very frustrating situation involving an appliance repair company that has listed our property's address on Google Maps, despite not operating from our location or having our permission to use this address.

This is not just an incorrect address on Google Maps anymore. Potential customers of this company are physically showing up at our property looking for the appliance repair business. This is creating disturbances for our residents and staff, who have absolutely nothing to do with this company.

We operate a residential facility, and having strangers arrive at our property expecting to find an appliance repair business is completely unacceptable. Our staff should not have to repeatedly explain to visitors that this company does not exist at our location.

We are extremely concerned that this misleading listing is continuing to direct members of the public to our property. It is disrupting our daily operations and creating unnecessary concerns about the privacy and safety of our residents.

We have never authorized this business to operate from our address, and there is no  appliance repair business operating here.

We are requesting urgent assistance from a badged Google Product Expert to help get this fraudulent listing reviewed and removed .

This is affecting real people, not just the accuracy of a Google Maps listing. We would appreciate Google treating this as a serious issue rather than a routine address correction.

I have attached some video evidence in order to establish that the appliance repair company does not operate here: 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eo2j8E3D0OjpavYCwUnrzludqOQUvsWS

Our organization's website: https://nfarc.ca/ which shows our location and confirm that 425 Cowell Avenue is strictly a co-op residential property. 

If a badged Product Expert could help escalate this matter to the appropriate Google team, we would sincerely appreciate it.

This is a link to the offending listing : 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/CNDa7h1PJBfhsTng6 

case ID is 4-6399000041637.

Thank you for your assistance. We need this situation resolved before more unsuspecting customers are directed to our residential property.