How To Download Google Maps On Apple Watch

Now google maps for apple watch is finally available for download on the app store.

How to download google maps on apple watch. There s a reason google maps is so widely used and respected. Last month google announced that maps app will return to watchos. Now scan the edges of the app bundle and tap on the google maps icon when you find it. This means that you can access it from the apps home screen. Unlike the apple watch version of apple maps google decided to forego the ability to see the your route plotted out on a map of your surroundings.

Now apple watch owners can enjoy the full benefits of the power of google maps. Google maps on apple watch the software doesn t come with glance or complication options. Here s the link for the download on apple s app store. In order to install the new app onto the apple watch we first had to update the google maps app on the iphone to the latest version 5 52. It covers a reasonably large area and you can zoom in down to street level if you want to.

While apple watch just launched with apple maps it didn t take too long for google maps to get a watchos variation. The story of google maps on apple watch is an odd one. The app was not available on watchos since 2017. To add an offline area open the google maps app tap the hamburger icon at the top left and select offline areas. Apple maps better known for its work and occasional errors back in the early days on the iphone and mac is also a brilliant preinstalled app for the apple watch it lets you search for a.

The directions are fast accurate and easy to follow. This forces the fully featured phone app to. While it doesn t offer features like city guides and business details it does work like a map app should on apple watch with navigation directions travel times. Flick your wrist to wake the apple watch and press the digital crown. Google maps has an offline mode that lets you save an area of a map offline.

If you re a google maps user then you might prefer to use it for directions and navigation over apple maps. And lucky for you google maps returned to apple watch in fall of 2020. Two years later however.