Save places from screenshots in Google Maps

Important: This feature is only available on your iPhone or iPad in certain countries.

You can use 'Screenshot to save' to find places mentioned in your screenshots and save them to a list in Google Maps.

• By default, 'Screenshot to save' is turned off until you choose to turn it on.
• To find places mentioned in your screenshot, 'Screenshot to save' uses Gemini.

Tip: Make sure that your screenshots contain clear text names of places.

Turn on 'Screenshot to save' in Google Maps

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. At the bottom, tap You .
3. Tap Screenshots.
4. To grant Maps access to your photos, after you watch the video, tap Allow.
   • Important: To use 'Screenshot to save', you must allow photo access. However, you can choose how much access to provide Maps and change your settings at any time.
5. Choose your photos permissions setting:
   • To automatically save places from screenshots, tap Allow access.
   • To manually upload screenshots, tap Limit access or Don’t allow.

Use 'Screenshot to save' in Google Maps

If you turn auto-scan on, Maps automatically checks new screenshots for place names. You’ll only need to review the places that Maps finds and add them to a list.

You can also manually upload screenshots if:

• Auto-scan doesn’t find any places in your screenshot
• You have older screenshots to review
• You haven’t allowed full access to your photos

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. At the bottom, tap You .
3. Tap Screenshots.
4. Tap Choose screenshots .
   • Select up to 50 screenshots.

Review and save identified places in Google Maps

To save places to a list, after Maps scans your screenshots, review the places that were found:

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. At the bottom, tap You .
3. Tap Screenshots Review.
4. Review and take action on each place:
   • To add a place to your 'Screenshots' list, tap Save.
   • To skip a place, tap Don't save.
   • To correct a place’s name, tap Edit .
   • To find the place’s full details page on Maps, tap See details.
5. After you review, you’ll get a confirmation message on how many places were saved.

Turn auto-scan on or off in Google Maps

Turn on auto-scan

Important: To turn on automatic scanning, you must allow full access to your photos.

If you turn auto-scan on, Maps automatically checks new screenshots for place names. You’ll only need to review the places that Maps finds and add them to a list.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. At the bottom, tap You .
3. Tap Screenshots.
4. Tap Turn on auto-scan.
5. Read the confirmation message.
6. Tap OK.

Turn off auto-scan

Important: Turning off automatic scanning doesn’t delete places that you've already saved. To delete those places, remove the 'Screenshots' list.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. At the bottom, tap You .
3. Tap Screenshots.
4. Tap Turn off auto-scan.
5. Read the confirmation message.
6. Tap OK.

Add or remove the 'Screenshots' list in Google Maps

Remove the 'Screenshots' list

Important: If you remove the 'Screenshots' list, you also turn off auto-scan.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. At the bottom, tap You .
3. Next to 'Screenshots', tap More Delete screenshots list.
4. Tap OK.

Add the 'Screenshots' list

If you've deleted the 'Screenshots' list, you can add it back at any time:

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. At the bottom, tap You .
3. At the top, tap More Scan screenshots for places.

Related resources

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