With Google Maps, we are familiar with the voice-guided directions feature. However, some people feel uncomfortable using this feature on their iPhone. Fortunately, there's an alternative method—viewing directions on your iPhone's lock screen with Google Maps.
How to view directions on your iPhone's lock screen using Google Maps
To check directions on your iPhone's lock screen with Google Maps, follow these steps:
- Download and install the latest version of the Google Maps app for iPhone from here: Download Google Maps for iPhone.
- Ensure your iPhone is running on iOS 10 or later. If not, consider updating to iOS 10.3.2 for enhancing and updating your iPhone's operating system.
* How to view directions on your iPhone's lock screen
Step 1 : Access the Google Maps app on your iPhone, already downloaded and installed.
Step 2 : In the Google Maps interface, the system will identify our current location. Press the Search icon as shown below to search for the desired address.
Next, proceed to enter the address in the search bar
Step 3 : Subsequently, the system will determine your destination location as shown below. To view directions on your iPhone's lock screen with Google Maps, press the Move icon (car icon).
Instantly, the device screen will display the route for you to choose the fastest way to your searched destination.
Step 4 : Now, press the Home button to return to the device's main screen, and swipe the screen to the left to access the Utilities page as shown below.
On this Utilities page, scroll down to find and select the Edit option.
Step 5 : To view directions on your iPhone's lock screen with Google Maps, tap the '+' icon in the Directions section as shown below.
Right after that, the Directions utility will move up, allowing us to view directions on the iPhone's lock screen with Google Maps.
Step 6 : For added convenience when checking directions on your iPhone's lock screen with Google Maps, tap and hold the three horizontal lines icon of this section and move it up or down as shown below.
Choose a suitable position among the utilities on the Utilities Page and release your held finger.
Step 7 : After successfully configuring this action, you can press Done to confirm.
And immediately, we can now view directions on the iPhone's lock screen with Google Maps.
So, we have just completed the steps to view directions on the iPhone's lock screen with Google Maps, making it much more convenient for you to navigate with this Google Maps directions feature for iPhone.
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