Apple Maps on Android: What Works and How to Open Apple Maps Links
Short answer
There is no Apple Maps app for Android. Tapping a maps.apple.com link on Android opens Apple Maps on the web in the browser, which shows the place and can plan a route, but gives no live voice-guided navigation on the phone. For directions, turn the link into a Google Maps link with the Decoder.
What an Apple Maps link looks like
Apple Maps shares links on maps.apple.com. A place looks like https://maps.apple.com/place?place-id=… or https://maps.apple.com/?q=Name&ll=52.52,13.40; a shared Guide is a longer link with the list of places encoded inside it. The full set is in the Apple Maps URL scheme guide.
Open one on Android
- Tap it. It opens in Chrome or your default browser as Apple Maps on the web. You see the place, its address and a map.
- Need directions? Copy the address shown and search for it in Google Maps — or decode the link below to get a Google Maps link directly, which also works for a Guide with many places.
- Many links from the same person? Ask them to share a Google Maps link or the plain address instead; see sharing from iPhone to Android.
Turn an Apple Maps link into a Google Maps link
The Decoder reads any maps.apple.com link — a place, a pin or a shared Guide — and gives you the places inside it, each with a Google Maps link.
Going the other way? Convert a Google Maps link to Apple Maps.
Can I install Apple Maps on Android?
No. Apple has not released Apple Maps for Android, and apps in the Play Store that use the name are not Apple's. The web version at maps.apple.com is the only official way to view Apple Maps content on Android.
Do Apple Maps Guides open on Android?
A shared Guide link opens on the web and shows the places in it. To use them in Google Maps, paste the Guide link into the Decoder; it lists every place with a Google Maps link each.
FAQ
Is there an Apple Maps app for Android?
No. Apple Maps is available on Apple devices and, as Apple Maps on the web, in a browser. On Android you use it through the browser at maps.apple.com.
What happens when I open an Apple Maps link on Android?
It opens Apple Maps on the web in your browser and shows the place or Guide. It can show the place and plan a route, but there is no live voice-guided navigation; for that, use the address in Google Maps or decode the link into a Google Maps link.
How do I get directions on Android to a place shared from Apple Maps?
Paste the Apple Maps link into the Decoder on this site to get a Google Maps link, or copy the address from the web page and search for it in Google Maps.