In the last year, the Google Maps app has become much more than a GPS navigator, with many features added to discover the best places nearby and with the possibility of leaving reviews.
In this regard, Google is pushing users to write reviews of places with a whole system of badges and awards (such as the "Local Guide"), which can give some satisfaction which is typical of "influencers", in order to reward or sink a restaurant depending on whether it treats us well or badly.
In addition, just to push the reviews, Google Maps has become an application that continuously sends notifications on the phone, with suggestions on places we might like and with an invitation to write the opinion on the last place we stayed.
Taking advantage of its location services, therefore, Google Maps is able to detect all our movements, noticing when we stop at a registered place (such as a restaurant or even an important square).
If we spend some time inside a shop, then, we could receive one or more notifications after we have gone away: asking us to answer a question, asking us to write an opinion or pointing out other similar shops that we might like.
For all those who consider it a nuisance to receive these requests, let's see how to disable Google Maps notifications or, at least, stop sending invitations to write reviews, ratings and comments .
If we are not interested in leaving reviews, if we do not need to satisfy our ego with virtual scores, prizes and bonuses or just to not receive unnecessary notifications, it is possible to deactivate requests for evaluations in the Google Maps app, both on Android than on iPhone .
On an Android smartphone, open Google Maps, touch the menu with three lines in the upper left corner, scroll down and touch the " Settings " item.
On iPhone it is the same thing, only that you have to touch the settings icon in the upper right corner, in the menu box with three lines, to the right of the "Google Maps" logo.
In the Settings, tap on Notifications and then, on Android, tap the Your contributions option while on the iPhone all the types of notifications that can be deactivated are immediately visible.
At this point you can really disable all the notification switches, or just remove the most annoying and frequent ones.
In particular, it is worth turning off notifications:
- Evaluate and review places .
- Adding your photos
- Questions about your area
- Add or confirm information
- Questions and answers
Another type of notifications to deactivate is that of notifications of new places that may interest us, which are based on the places where we have previously been.
Returning to the Notifications section, this time tap on Discoveries .
Here too you can disable all Google Maps notifications or only the most boring ones including:
- New affinities for you
- Trendy places
Finally, it should be noted that any notification related to the detection of the position can be completely disabled if you want to disable the history of Maps, always in the Settings
In this regard, Google is pushing users to write reviews of places with a whole system of badges and awards (such as the "Local Guide"), which can give some satisfaction which is typical of "influencers", in order to reward or sink a restaurant depending on whether it treats us well or badly.
In addition, just to push the reviews, Google Maps has become an application that continuously sends notifications on the phone, with suggestions on places we might like and with an invitation to write the opinion on the last place we stayed.
Taking advantage of its location services, therefore, Google Maps is able to detect all our movements, noticing when we stop at a registered place (such as a restaurant or even an important square).
If we spend some time inside a shop, then, we could receive one or more notifications after we have gone away: asking us to answer a question, asking us to write an opinion or pointing out other similar shops that we might like.
For all those who consider it a nuisance to receive these requests, let's see how to disable Google Maps notifications or, at least, stop sending invitations to write reviews, ratings and comments .
If we are not interested in leaving reviews, if we do not need to satisfy our ego with virtual scores, prizes and bonuses or just to not receive unnecessary notifications, it is possible to deactivate requests for evaluations in the Google Maps app, both on Android than on iPhone .
On an Android smartphone, open Google Maps, touch the menu with three lines in the upper left corner, scroll down and touch the " Settings " item.
On iPhone it is the same thing, only that you have to touch the settings icon in the upper right corner, in the menu box with three lines, to the right of the "Google Maps" logo.
In the Settings, tap on Notifications and then, on Android, tap the Your contributions option while on the iPhone all the types of notifications that can be deactivated are immediately visible.
At this point you can really disable all the notification switches, or just remove the most annoying and frequent ones.
In particular, it is worth turning off notifications:
- Evaluate and review places .
- Adding your photos
- Questions about your area
- Add or confirm information
- Questions and answers
Another type of notifications to deactivate is that of notifications of new places that may interest us, which are based on the places where we have previously been.
Returning to the Notifications section, this time tap on Discoveries .
Here too you can disable all Google Maps notifications or only the most boring ones including:
- New affinities for you
- Trendy places
Finally, it should be noted that any notification related to the detection of the position can be completely disabled if you want to disable the history of Maps, always in the Settings
