Here's How to Make Changes or Suggest Edits in Google Maps
You generally open up Google Maps to get information rather than share it. Still, the wealth of data included in the app isn't as fixed as you might think: You can actually submit your own information and edits to Google Maps in numerous ways, from adding new places to correcting driving routes. All of these submissions have to be reviewed by the Google team, so there's no guarantee that you'll see your changes actually appear on the map, but in theory, you'll be helping out the billions of other active Google Maps users. So, whether Google Maps is incorrectly advertising that your local bar does live music, or it's always sending people down the wrong road when they're trying to get to where you live, here's how to make changes directly from the app. Adding new places to Google Maps To add somewhere new in the Google Maps app, press and hold on the map at the right spot to drop a pin. If you swipe up on the pin's info card at the bottom of the screen, ...
