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How do you Reorder Favorite Locations in Apple Maps?

June 4, 2025 / Dave Taylor / iPhone & iOS Help / No Comments
Apple Maps iPhone iOS: how to add pinned locations and re-order favorites

I’ve added a number of locations to my favorites list in Apple Maps. It’s a great feature that saves me a lot of hassle. But I’m wondering, is it possible to re-order them so that the most common locations are first on the list? I use Apple Maps primarily on my iPhone.

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How to Get Driving Directions Based on Arrival Time

May 3, 2025 / Dave Taylor / Android Help, iPhone & iOS Help / 2 Comments
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Dave, I constantly have to plan routes through the city but when I look at directions on my iPhone, they always assume I’m leaving at that moment. Sometimes I’m not, sometimes it’s going to be hours – or even a day or two – later. How can I defer departure and, ideally, have it calculate departure time and transit time based on desired arrival time?

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How Can I Change or Add Favorites to Apple Maps?

September 6, 2023 / Dave Taylor / iPhone & iOS Help, Mac & MacOS Help / 1 Comment
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I use Apple Maps on my iPhone and my MacBook Air, and have been wondering how I can update and add new Favorites so that the shortcut buttons are useful for me? Thanks!

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Update your Route and Transit Preferences in Apple Maps

July 24, 2023 / Dave Taylor / iPhone & iOS Help / No Comments
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Dave, I use Apple Maps for both driving and biking routes and directions and am wondering if I can have it avoid toll roads or even busy roads and hills when on my bike?

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Can I Share My Current Location with my friend via iPhone?

June 28, 2023 / Dave Taylor / iPhone & iOS Help / No Comments
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My friends and I had a hard time finding each other at a recent street fair and I’m wondering if there’s a smart way to use our iPhones to share our exact locations next time? It’s hard to specify location when every booth looks the same!

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Easy Guide to Sharing Map Directions from Mac to iPhone

September 28, 2022 / Dave Taylor / iPhone & iOS Help / No Comments
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I like to look up locations and get directions on my Mac because of its big screen. Once I’ve settled on directions to a destination, is there any way in Apple Maps that I can then send those directions to my iPhone so I don’t have to go through the same steps again? Thanks.

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Can I Share My Current Location from a MacBook?

December 22, 2021 / Dave Taylor / Mac & MacOS Help / 2 Comments
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I know I can share my location from my iPhone, but if I’m on my Mac system, can I find and share my location too? And while I’m at it, can I calculate driving time to a different spot too?

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How do I add Favorites to Apple Maps on my iPhone?

August 27, 2021 / Dave Taylor / iPhone & iOS Help / No Comments
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I notice that when I get directions in Apple Maps on my iPhone that there’s a “Favorites” section. How do I add favorite addresses to my Apple Maps so getting driving directions is easier?

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How to Calculate Time to Destination with “Find My” on a Mac?

September 7, 2020 / Dave Taylor / Apple iPad Help, iPhone & iOS Help, Mac & MacOS Help / 1 Comment
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My sister shares her location with me through the Apple ‘Find My’ tracking service which is great. But when she’s en route to my place, is there any easy way for me to figure out how long until she arrives? Ideally a Mac solution, not an iPhone solution…

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Can Gmail Open Map Addresses in Apple Maps?

October 17, 2018 / Dave Taylor / Apple iPad Help, iPhone & iOS Help / No Comments
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I really like Google Mail – gmail – on my iPhone but whenever it goes to open up a map to show me an address or location, it uses Google Maps. Tedious. Can I change the default back to Apple Maps somehow?

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