Dear reader, this is just to let you know that as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Please follow me on Twitter, or join me in the AppleHolic’s bar & grill and Apple Discussions groups on MeWe. Now take a look at How to use the Incident Reporting tool in Apple Maps. I do hope this helps you tweak a little more out of using pins on your Mac, iPad or iPhone in both of the most popular online mapping services. Click the information box and a new panel should appear on the left of your display from which you can add a label, save, get directions and share your shiny new pin.You will also see an information box appear at the bottom of the screen. A small grey pin icon appears on the Map.Alt-click on the spot where you want to place your pin.Open Google Maps and find the place where you want to drop your pin.The process is similar on Google Maps on the Mac via a browser (or on any other desktop platform). To remove a pin tap to select it and then choose Remove Pin.If you save a pin as a Favorite it will appear across all your devices. You can also use the Share pane to share the location with others and use the Add to Favorites control to save the pinned location.You’ll see the … item to the top right, but you’ll find a Favorites button, precise location and directions, Look Around imagery if available, and a … item at the top right to take you to further options. Click the pin to access further information about it.You’ll then need to drop the pin again in a more accurately chosen place on your Map.If you aren’t happy with its position you must select it and then choose Edit Location. You can only have one dropped pin on your Map at one time (more on this later). With Maps open on your Mac, Control-click a location and select Drop Pin.Tap the pin to get to more details, to add labels and make changes to the pin.You’ll see the address and other details appear in a new pane at the bottom of the screen.Long press the screen to set a pin in that location.To start a new conversation, look for the Compose or New Message button, typically located in the top right. This will allow you to send a message to the recipient and eventually drop a pin on the location you want to share. Search for an address or scroll the map until you find the place in which you wish to place your pin. Once you have iMessage open, the next step is to start a new conversation.The process to drop a pin on Google Maps is very similar, though there are some small exceptions. To delete a pin, tap the market, scroll down and tap Remove Pin. You can also send and search for locations here. On an iPhone just touch and hold the Maps icon on the Home Screen, then select Mark My Location to drop a pin precisely where you are. You can also set pins quickly from the Home screen. Pins can be named, saved to favorites or assigned to Guides which can be shared.When complete, tap Done, or tap Remove Marker to remove your new pin.You can now move the map underneath the pin to get it to the precisely correct spot. If you tap Edit Location a new satellite view appears.You can also get private routes guides from DuckDuckGo using Apple Maps.
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