Although many navigation apps on the iPhone have ways to report incidents, Google Maps for your iPhone now has a way to report incidents/issues - so that others don't make the same routing mistakes as you and they can learn what to expect on the road(s) ahead.
Steps
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Open Google Maps - if you haven't done so already. On iPhone, the Google Maps icon will look like a multicolored pin.
- Upon entering Google Maps for the first time, you'll be asked to sign in to your account and turn on Location Services. You can adjust Location Services by going into "Settings," and select "Google Maps" (almost halfway down the list). Tap the "Location" listing if it doesn't already say either "While Using" or "Always". Select either of these settings. Exit back out by tapping the "< Google Maps" button in the top left corner.
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Create the trip - if you haven't done so already. Set it up using How to Complete a Ride on Google Maps for iPhone or iPad. It will only give you these options if you've been having it route you to a destination and won't give you these if you are just traveling the streets in a map-form.Advertisement
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Tap the Start button. Have the map navigate you to your destination.
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Navigate to your destination. When you notice a problem, report before the incident (never after) in most cases.
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Recognize what incidents can be reported. With Google Maps, you can report Crashes, Speed Traps (police), Slowdowns, Construction, Lane closure, Stalled vehicle and "Object on road."
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Obtain the button that will allow you to report it. Pull the ETA bar up from the bottom of your screen.
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Tap the "Add a report" button, which should be between the ETA bar and "Share trip progress" items.
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Tap the reason. Each button looks different and there are three buttons in the first two rows, with only one button in the bottom-most row.
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Confirm the addition of the report. You can either let Google Maps just auto-add after running out of time or tap the "Confirm" button below "Add (reason) to the map". Either way, it'll add the report to the map for a set period of time. After you've tapped the option, the blue button will begin filling with a grey scrolling bar, and when it completely fills it'll add the report to the map. It should take about 15 seconds for the report to be compiled and added to the map.Advertisement
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