Google Maps for mobile
Google Maps on your phone makes it easy to:
- Determine your current location with or without GPS
- Get driving directions
- Get phone numbers and addresses for local businesses
Download Google Maps for mobile to your phone, and never carry a paper map again.
- Determine your current location with or without GPS
- Get driving and transit directions
- Get phone numbers and addresses for local businesses
With Google Maps on your Android phone, you'll never have to carry a paper map again.
To ensure you have the latest release, search for Google Maps in Android Market.
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To use Google Maps on your iPhone, just tap the Maps icon on the home screen!Features
My Location (beta). Google Maps on Android uses the built-in GPS to show your location on the map. And if GPS reading is temporarily unavailable, My Location shows your approximate location on the map. So you can always find where you are.
Watch a video to learn more about how My Location works.
New! Google Latitude. See friends' locations and status updates, and share your own.
Map and satellite views. Google Maps on Android gives you both map and satellite views of the area you're looking at, using an interface that feels just like it does on the desktop. Scroll in a direction to see more of the map, or zoom in and out by tapping the magnifying glass.
Street View. Want to see what would it look like if you were right there? Street View brings you street-level imagery of the location you're looking for, so you can explore an area thousands of miles away. With Compass Mode you can literally turn around and check for yourself.
Business listings. "Search for businesses by name (e.g. "Joe's Pasta"), or by type (e.g. "Italian food"). Check store hours, reviews, and ratings, and then dial the business you're interested in with a single click."
Driving directions. It's easy to get turn-by-turn driving directions. Thanks to the My Location feature, you don't even have to enter your starting point.
New! Transit and walking directions. Get subway, bus, and train schedules in hundreds of cities around the world.
Traffic. Highways on Google Maps are colored green, yellow or red, based on real-time traffic data.
This service is free from Google; carrier charges may apply.
- My Location (watch video). See your location on a map, even if you don't have GPS.
- Business listings. Search for any business or category of interest.
- Driving directions. Thanks to My Location, you don't even have to enter your starting point.
- Latitude. See your friends' locations and status messages. Start Maps and then select "Join Latitude." Learn more.
- Transit & walking directions (watch video). Get routes and schedules to travel via subway, bus, or on foot.
- Street View (watch video). View street-level imagery of businesses and turns in directions.
- Traffic. Real-time traffic helps you find the fastest route.
- Enterprise. BlackBerry administrators can deploy Maps for BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
Supported Phones
Google Maps for mobile works on most phones, including those that run the below platforms. You can always download Maps to your phone using your cellular connection -- just visit m.google.com/maps on your device's browser, or send yourself a text message using the button at the top of this page. Some mobile phones also support the ability to sideload Google Maps onto your phone.
- Android
- BlackBerry
- Java
- Windows Mobile (download binary)
- Symbian S60 3rd Edition (most new Nokia smartphones) (download binary)
- Palm OS (download binary)
- iPhone (pre-installed)
If you're not sure whether your phone runs one of these platforms, just try sending yourself a text message to get Maps. It will probably work!
Help and Discussion
These services are free from Google; carrier charges may apply.