May 14, 2023

How to add notes to saved cities in Google Maps desktop (Windows) version.

Is there a way to add notes to saved cities in Google Maps desktop (Windows) version? (I've tried both Chrome and Edge browsers.) Notes can be added to places within a city, but not on the city's page. For example, entering "Cleveland, OH" in Google Maps' search brings up the map page for Cleveland. I can save the city to one of my Saved Places lists, but after doing so, there is no "Add Note" link displayed. Note that there is an "Add Note" link when using Google Mpas on my iPhone, but not on Google Maps desktop. However, if I search for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Google Maps search bar, then save it to one of my Saved Places, Google Maps shows links to "Add Note" and "View List".

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सीके _

Diamond Product Expert

May 14, 2023

Hi, User 17489054408597109472

Thank you for posting, and welcome to the Google Maps Community Support Forum.

I could add a note to the saved city when I included that in the "Want to go list".

Could you try that?

सीके _

Diamond Product Expert

May 19, 2023

Hi, User 17489054408597109472

Thanks for your reply.

Could you follow these steps?

Click "Saved" on the web version of Maps on the desktop.
Click the three dots for the list name "Want to go". (Or whichever list in which you have saved "Cleveland OH)
Locate the list item. A text box will be there for each list item displaying, "Share something".
You can add the desired text in that box.

User 17489054408597109472

Original Poster

May 19, 2023

Thanks for following up. I did as you suggested and see where I can add a note using your procedure. Unfortunately, because I have 2,439 saved pins in "Want to Go", and a few other Saved Places categories, those lists won't expand, which is a separate issue (I've read that others have the same problem on the desktop version of Google Maps (the iOs version works find) when they save a large number of places.) Other Saved Places (e.g., "Waterfalls") will expand and allow me to enter notes.

Also, with respect to my "Want to Go" Saved Places list of a few thousand pins, even if the list did display, it would be a tedious process to scroll through the long list to find the place for which I want to add a note. (There is no search capability within the list of Saved Places.

सीके _

Diamond Product Expert

May 20, 2023

Hi, User 17489054408597109472

Thanks for your reply.

Google hasn't mentioned it anywhere, but many users report issues with the list feature once the count approaches five hundred.

Could you trim the list & bring the count below five hundred?