Post photo updates of a place

Post a photo update

1. On your iPhone & iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. Search for a place or tap it on the map.
   • If you get multiple locations in your search, tap the location you want to update.
3. At the bottom, tap the place's name or address.
4. At the middle, tap Updates  By visitors.
5. Tap Add a photo update. 

Tip: You can post multiple photos and videos in the same update and location.

Find photo updates

You can find photo and video updates that you or others made.

Find your photo updates

1. On your iPhone & iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. At the bottom, tap Contribute . 
3. Tap View your profile. 
4. Under "Reviews," find your photo or video updates.

Find photo updates from others

1. On your iPhone & iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. Search for a place or tap it on the map.
   • If you get multiple locations in your search, tap the location you want to update.
3. At the bottom, tap the place's name or address.
   • For full updates, tap Updates.
   • For individual updates, tap Photos.

Delete photo updates

Important: When you delete photo and video updates from Google Maps, they're automatically deleted from Google Search.

1. On your iPhone & iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. At the bottom, tap Contribute . 
3. Tap View your profile.
4. Under "Photos," find your photo updates.
5. Tap the photo you want to delete.
6. At the top right, tap More   Remove  Delete this photo.

Photos and videos you delete from Google Maps aren't automatically deleted from:

• Your phone or tablet’s gallery
• Google Photos, if you have back up & sync turned on
• Google Drive, if you have sync turned on

Tip: If you remove all the photos or videos that are part of a photo update, all text in the update is also removed. If there are still photos or videos in the update, the remaining photos, videos, and text still show up.

Report photo updates from others

Important: If you find something inappropriate or inaccurate in a photo update, let us know.

1. On your iPhone & iPad, open the Google Maps app .
2. Search for a place or tap it on the map.
3. At the middle, tap Updates. 
4. Select the photo or video update that you want to report.
5. Tap More   Report update.
6. Select or enter the reason for your report.
7. Tap Submit.