How to Edit a Location in Google Maps
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When you've made all of your edits, select Send.
Select Close or remove in the Suggest an edit window to report a business or location that no longer exists. Then, select a reason for your suggested edit, such as Temporarily Closed, Doesn't Exist Here, or Moved to Another Location. After you select a reason, you're presented with a summary of your edit along with the opportunity to upload photos to support your claim. Select Submit when finished.
How to Edit a Location in Google Maps
Edit a map location, add a missing location, or move a misplaced marker
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Expand Jump to a Section Step-by-Step: Edit a Google Maps Location Add a Missing Location Add Photos and Reviews Add Roads to Google Maps Extra: Map Maker Discontinued This article explains how to suggest edits for Google Maps locations from both a desktop web browser and from a mobile device.How to Edit a Google Maps Location
Google Maps uses detailed maps and stitched-together satellite imagery to display houses, streets, and landmarks. Usually, this framework works well, but occasionally a structure may be in the wrong location or missing entirely, or an address may be listed incorrectly. Google lets users submit edits to Google Maps. All edits were once submitted through what was called the Map Maker tool, but now you do it directly through Google Maps. Google staff reviews your suggested changes before they take effect. Here's how it works: Open Google Maps in a browser or the mobile app. Search for the place you want to report by typing an address in the search field or by selecting the location on the map. Select Suggest an edit under the place's description in the navigation panel. In the Suggest an edit box, select one of two options for editing the location: Change name or other details or Close or remove. Select Change name or other details to edit the location name, category, street address, map location, hours, phone number, and website URL. To change the name, category, or street address, click the existing information and overtype it.To change the location on the map, click the map section, and in the screen that opens, move the map until it's positioned correctly. Select Done.Change the hours by clicking the arrow in the Hours section. Add a close-up photo that clearly shows the hours for Google to scan, or select individual days and change the hours. Select Done to save the changes.Enter or change a website's URL by typing over the contents of the Website section.When you've made all of your edits, select Send.
Select Close or remove in the Suggest an edit window to report a business or location that no longer exists. Then, select a reason for your suggested edit, such as Temporarily Closed, Doesn't Exist Here, or Moved to Another Location. After you select a reason, you're presented with a summary of your edit along with the opportunity to upload photos to support your claim. Select Submit when finished.