It is really easy to save the location of your parked car in Google Maps on iPhone and use the saved location to navigate back to your Parked Car.
Save Parking Spot in Google Maps on iPhone
All that is required to save your Parking Location to Google Maps on iPhone is to tap on your current parked Car location in Google Maps and select “Set as Parking Location” option in the slide-up menu.
Once any place is set as Parking Location in Google Maps, it remains marked as your parking location for a period of 12 hours, after which the Parking Marker is automatically removed by Google Maps.
Google Maps also allows you to Share your parking location and download a Map of the area where your Car is parked for offline use.
1. How to Save Parking Location to Google Maps on iPhone?
The first step is to save your Parking Location to Google Maps. You should remember to complete this step as soon as you arrive at a new place and park your car.
1. Open Google Maps on your iPhone.
2. Once your Location appears on the Map, tap on the Blue-Dot indicating your current parked location and select Set as Parking Location option.
Google Maps will save this location on iPhone and mark it as your Parking Location for the next 12 hours.
2. How to Find Parked Car Using Google Maps on iPhone?
Once a Parking Location is saved and available on iPhone, you can trust Google Maps to provide easy to follow directions to your Parked Car Location.
1. Open Google Maps on your iPhone.
2. Tap on your Parked Car Location and select the Start option in the bottom-menu.
3. Start walking and follow the directions provided by Google Maps towards the location of your Parked Car.
3. Download Parking Location for Offline Use
If you prefer using Google Maps offline, the Map of the Parking Area needs to already available on your device. This allows you to navigate back to your Parked Car, even if you run out of data or want to use Google Maps offline.
1. Open Google Maps on your iPhone.
2. Once your Location appears on the Map, tap on your parking location (Blue-Dot) and select select Download offline map option in the slide-up menu.
3. On the next screen, select the Download option to download Map of the area where your car is parked for offline use.
4. Share Parking Location Using Google Maps
Google Maps also provides the option to share your parking location with anyone, using Messaging, WhatsApp, Facebook and other apps.
1. Open Google Maps > tap on the Parked Car Location and select the Share option.
2. On the Sharing menu, select the Contact that you want to send your Parking Location to and tap on More Options.
3. On the next screen, you can select iMessage, WhatsApp and any other available App to share your Parking Location.
5. How to Remove Parking Location from Google Maps on iPhone?
As mentioned above, the parking location information remains in Google Maps for 12 hours. However, you can also clear or remove the location of your Parked Car at any time.
Open Google Maps > tap on your Parking Location and select the Clear option in the slide-up menu.
Next time you are at a new and unfamiliar place, make sure that you remember to use the Parked Car Location feature in Google Maps to save the Location of your Parked Car.