Set or change your home & work addresses

Type less and get directions faster by setting your home and work addresses. On your phone or tablet, you can also choose an icon for your home and work.

Tip: You must be signed in to set, edit, and find your home and work on the map. Learn how to sign in to Google Maps.

Set your home or work address

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps appMaps.

  2. Tap SavedSave place. Under "Your lists," tap Labeled.

  3. Choose Home or Work.
  4. Enter the address.

Change your home or work address

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps appMaps.

  2. Tap SavedSave place. Under "Your lists," tap Labeled.

  3. Next to "Home" or "Work," tap More More and then Edit home or Edit work.
  4. Clear the current address, then add a new address.

Delete your home or work address

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps appMaps.

  2. Tap SavedSave place. Under "Your lists," tap Labeled.

  3. Next to "Home" or "Work," tap More More and then  Remove home or Remove work.

Pin directions to home or work

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps appMaps. Set your home and work addresses, if you haven't already.
  2. Tap Directions Directions.
  3. Select your mode of transportation.
  4. Tap Home or Work.
  5. Tap on Pin  at the bottom of the screen.

You can find your pinned trips on the Go Go tab with ETA and traffic information for that trip. Learn more about your favorite trips.

Hide your regular route

If your Location History is turned on, directions will sometimes show your usual way home or to work. You can hide your regular route in Google Maps at any time.

  1. Tap your profile picture or initialAccount Circle and then Settingsand then Personal content.
  2. To hide the routes, turn off Regular routes.

Pick your favorite icon for home or work

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps appMaps.

  2. Tap SavedSave place. Under "Your lists," tap Labeled.

  3. Next to "Home" or "Work," tap More More and thenChange icon.
  4. Tap a new icon for your home or work from the list.
  5. Tap Save.

Tip:

  • You can only add icons for home or work.
  • Your labeled places are private, so they only show up for you.

Fix problems with home and work in Maps

To use home and work when you search or use directions, you must turn on Web & App Activity. If you can't find home and work in Maps, learn how to turn on Web & App Activity.

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