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Google Maps

Find routes and reach your destination faster with Google Maps.

INSTALL PWA

Install Google Maps

For security, Safari only installs a PWA from its own website. Open the app first, then finish in Safari:

  1. Open the app using the button below.
  2. Use your browser’s Install app command in the address bar or menu.
  3. Confirm the installation.
Open siteOpen manifest
APP OVERVIEW

What is Google Maps and who is it for?

Google Maps is a navigation app for finding routes and getting to destinations more quickly. It is aimed at drivers, commuters and anyone who needs directions on the go. Open the app to look up a route and follow the guidance to your destination. The app runs in its own standalone window and is also available as a related native app.

Find routes and reach your destination faster with Google Maps.

What you can do

  • Look up routes to a destination.
  • Follow navigation guidance while travelling.
  • Use the app in a standalone window.
Publisher / site
Google Maps
Category
Travel & Maps
Platforms
Desktop, Android, iOS
Languages detected
de
BEST FOR

Decide whether Google Maps fits your needs.

Useful for

  • Look up routes to a destination.
  • Follow navigation guidance while travelling.
  • Use the app in a standalone window.

Before you choose

  • Free pricing
  • Available on Desktop, Android, iOS
  • Offline behaviour is not verified by the current source scan.
  • The publisher does not declare install screenshots in the current manifest.
INSTALL GUIDE

Install Google Maps from its official site.

  1. 1
    Open the official web app

    Use the Open site button above in a current version of Chrome, Edge or Safari.

  2. 2
    Choose the browser install action

    Select Install app, or use Add to Home Screen from the browser share or main menu.

  3. 3
    Confirm and launch

    The installed app opens from the device launcher. Browser and platform support can vary.

PWA AUDIT

How well does Google Maps work as an installed app?

The product overview above helps you choose the service. This independent technical section checks its install experience, browser integration and current PWA signals.

CAPABILITY REPORT

Detected web app capabilities.

DeclaredDetectedVerifiedNot found
declared
Standalone app window

Requests the “standalone” display mode when launched.

experience
not found
Advanced window modes

Declares preferred window modes beyond the basic display setting.

experience
not found
Preferred orientation

Requests a preferred device orientation.

experience
not found
Custom launch behavior

Controls how repeated launches reuse or create app windows.

experience
not found
Service worker

Uses a service worker for app lifecycle or offline features.

experience
not found
App shortcuts

Offers quick actions from the installed app icon.

integration
not found
Share target

Can receive content from the operating system share sheet.

integration
not found
File handlers

Can register supported file types with the operating system.

integration
not found
Protocol handlers

Can open supported custom link protocols.

integration
declared
Related native app

3 related platform apps are declared.

integration
not found
Install previews

Provides screenshots for richer installation prompts.

presentation
not found
Adaptive Android icon

Provides an icon that can fill different launcher shapes.

presentation
not found
Monochrome icon

Provides a themed single-color icon for supported surfaces.

presentation
APP IDENTITYComputed from start URLhttps://www.google.com/maps?force=tt&source=ttpwa
LAUNCH SCOPEstandalone display modehttps://www.google.com/maps
Secure contextHTTPSpass
Web app manifestValid JSONpass
App nameDeclaredpass
Start URLDeclaredpass
App display modestandalonepass
Large app icon512px icon foundpass
Adaptive app iconMaskable icon not foundwarn
Install previewsNo install screenshots declaredwarn
Service workerNeeds a browser runtime checkwarn
TECHNICAL NOTES
  • Offline behaviour is not verified by the current source scan.
  • The publisher does not declare install screenshots in the current manifest.
  • The installed identity is derived from the start URL instead of an explicit manifest ID.
Works on
Desktop · Android · iOS
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