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Get directions from your Apple Watch

To see a list of Google Maps directions from your Apple Watch, follow the steps below:

  1. On your watch, open the the Google Maps app Google Maps.
  2. Choose a destination. You can select your home, work, or a place you searched for recently on your iPhone.
  3. You'll get directions based on the travel mode you last used. To choose a different travel mode, touch and hold the screen, then choose Driving, Transit, or Walking.

If you don't see the Google Maps app on your Apple Watch, you'll need to install it.

Note: To search for directions using your watch, you need to sign in to Google Maps on your phone and have Web & App Activity turned on.

See directions and cancel navigation

After you start navigating to a place on your iPhone, you'll see the same directions on your watch.

To stop navigating, touch and hold the screen. On the screen that appears, touch Cancel navigation.

Note: When navigating on your iPhone, you'll get notifications on your watch. To see a full list of directions or to cancel navigation, touch a notification.

Install Google Maps on your watch

If you don't see the Google Maps app on your Apple Watch, you'll need to install it.

  1. On your iPhone, open the Apple Watch app.
  2. Scroll down and touch the Google Maps app Google Maps.
  3. Touch Show App on Apple Watch.

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