Google Maps down? The answer is at the top of this page. Appys checks Google’s Maps Platform dashboard as you arrive, so what you see is never more than a few minutes old. Below is what to check on your side, what to do while you wait, and how to hear when it’s fixed.
Google Maps down for everyone, or just you?
If the status above says Google Maps is working normally but it isn’t working for you, the problem is most likely closer to home. Press Is it just me? at the top of the page: your own device and our server both try to reach maps.google.com, and the answer tells you which side the problem is on.
Then try these quick checks:
- Open Google Maps on another network, such as mobile data instead of Wi-Fi.
- Try a different browser or a private window, to rule out an old cache or a browser extension.
- Restart your router if lots of websites are slow, not just this one.
- Make sure your device’s date and time are set automatically: a wrong clock can stop secure connections.
- Try both the app and the website, and make sure you’re on a good connection.
Google Maps down? What to do while you wait
- Keep screenshots or emails of bookings and tickets, so you have them without the app.
- Maps downloaded for offline use keep working without a connection.
- For urgent changes, contact the airline, hotel or driver directly.
- Keep this page open: the status changes by itself when Google Maps posts the fix, so there’s no need to keep refreshing.
If it drags on and the work can’t wait, the alternatives near the top of this page are other map apps that are working right now.
Why apps like Google Maps go down
Travel apps go down after updates, at the busiest travel times, or when the map, booking or payment services they rely on have problems. Even big outages are often partial, hitting one feature, one region or one group of users rather than everyone. That’s why Google Maps can work fine for you while its status page reports a problem, or the other way round.
How Appys checks Google Maps
Every status on this page comes from Google’s Maps Platform dashboard, where Google Maps’s own team posts problems and fixes. Appys reads it whenever someone opens this page and regularly in between, keeps a record of every problem it posts and works out the 90-day uptime from that record. We never change what Google Maps says, and nobody can pay to change a status or a record.
A quiet status page doesn’t always mean nothing is wrong: some companies post small problems late, or not at all. That’s why this page also shows how openly Google Maps reports its problems.
How long do Google Maps outages last?
It depends on what broke. Small problems are often fixed within the hour, while a big outage can take most of a day. The history above lists every problem Google Maps has posted recently, when each one started and how long it took to fix, so you can see what’s normal for Google Maps rather than guessing. While a problem is open, the latest update from Google Maps is shown at the top of this page.
About Google Maps
Google’s maps, directions and place search. Status comes from Google’s Maps Platform dashboard, which covers the map services Google runs for apps and websites.
Google Maps is made by Google. On Appys it’s listed under Travel and expenses, with the other map apps we follow.
Hear when Google Maps is back
Send one email to [email protected] with Watch Google Maps in the subject and we’ll email you when Google Maps reports a major outage, and again when it’s fixed. You can also follow its problems in a feed reader or a Slack channel, or add a live badge to your own site; both are explained above.
Spotted Google Maps down? Share this page so other people can check too. This is the picture they’ll see:
