How to Drop a Pin in Google Maps on Your Computer or Phone
How to Drop a Pin in Google Maps on Windows or Mac
There are two ways you can use to drop a pin on a location in the Google Maps on your Windows 10 PC or on your Mac. You can make use of the the search bar to drop a pin automatically, or you can also drop a pin on any location on the map manually.
To start, open up the Google Maps website and, if you want to save a location, you will need to sign in to your account. To automatically drop a pin, you would need to search for a location using the search bar in the top-left corner.
Search suggestions would appear below the search bar choose one of these to drop a pin on that location.
An information panel would come up on the left, giving you several options to share or to save the location, or to find directions to or from it. In the map view on the right, a red pin would drop on the same location, pinpointing it on the map for you to quickly identify.
You can also drop a pin manually. To do this, choose any location in the view of the map. A smaller pin icon would come up on the map, with a quick directions box displaying at the bottom.
To view the bigger red pin on that location, choose the map coordinates in the quick directions box.
The red pin and information panel would come up at this point, allowing you to save or to share the location. To remove the pin, select the cross icon that is on the search bar or select elsewhere on the map itself.
Drop a Pin in Google Maps on Android, iPhone, and iPad
If You are using the Google Maps app on Android, iPhone, or iPad, you can also drop a pin on any location using the search bar or map view.
To use the search bar, open up the application and type any location into the search bar that is at the top. Tap one of the search suggestions that come up underneath to view that particular location.
A red pin would drop automatically on the location you have searched for, with a smaller information panel showing at the bottom. Tapping on this information panel would bring up extra options and information, which includes directions, address and contact details, business reviews, and much more.
If you want to drop a pin manually, move to the area on the map that you’d like to drop the pin on, then
- press and hold on that location by using your finger.
- After a few seconds, a red pin would appear at that location.
- You can then save or share that location using the small information panel that is at the bottom, find directions, or do other things.
- To remove the dropped pin, tap on the “X” icon that is on the search bar. Alternatively, tap on any other location in the map view.
Red pins are only temporary, so doing this would remove the pin from the map, allowing you to search for other locations.
