You Can Finally Edit Your Google Maps Public Profile From Within the App

Equally part of its plans to offering users more than control over their profile pages, Google Maps is rolling out an update that lets users take control over their contour picture and other information. With the incoming update, users will now be able to manage their public profile from the app, thank you to a new 'My Contour' tab that Google believes will offer users more control over how others encounter their contributions in Maps.

The change has been officially confirmed on Android, merely information technology isn't immediately clear if it'southward also rolling out on the iOS version of the app. In example you own an Android device, you can tap on the hamburger carte on the top-left, then tap on Your Profile > Edit Profile to add/delete any info you want.

Y'all may besides choose to hide your public contributions past heading over to Menu > Your Profile > Profile Settings and turn off 'Show contributions on your profile'.

Until at present, the 'Your Contributions' option in the app's side bar merely displayed the user'south proper name, contour picture, reviews and ratings. That, nonetheless, is at present changing, with the new profile page that has merely started rolling out to Maps users, enabling users to edit and manage their public profiles from within the app itself. Do note that users could always edit their privacy settings by logging into their Google business relationship on the website, but many users volition appreciate the newfound ability to be able to practise that on the app itself.

The changes are being implemented server-side, which ways you may not have to update your app to become the new feature. Withal, in example yous want to continue your apps upward-to-date, you may update to Google Maps v10.29.i from the Play Shop.