How to Change Home Address on Google Maps (App & Desktop)
You moved, and now Google Maps keeps sending you “home” to an address you haven’t lived at in months. Or maybe a delivery app pulling from your saved Google location keeps defaulting to the wrong place entirely. Either way, this isn’t a technical headache. It’s a quick fix once you know where Google buried the setting.
Below you’ll find the steps for the mobile app on both iPhone and Android, the desktop version, and what to try if the change doesn’t seem to stick.
How to Change Your Home Address on Google Maps
- Open Google Maps and tap the You tab at the bottom of the screen
- Under Saved, select Labeled
- Tap the three-dot menu next to Home
- Choose Edit home
- Clear the existing address and type or search for your new one
- Select the correct address from the suggestions, then tap Save or Done
That’s the general path on both iPhone and Android, though a few small details differ between the two, covered below.
How to Change Home Address on the Google Maps Mobile App
The overall flow is nearly identical on iOS and Android: you tab, saved places, labeled, home, edit. Where they differ is mostly in the extra options each platform offers once you’re in the edit screen, and in a couple of menu labels.
Changing Home Address on iPhone (iOS)
- Open Google Maps and tap your profile picture or the You tab
- Tap Saved, then Labeled
- Tap the three dots next to Home
- Select Edit home
- Tap the X next to the current address to clear it
- Type your new address and select it from the search results, or use one of these alternatives:
- Tap the microphone icon to dictate the address instead of typing it
- Tap Choose on map to drop a pin manually, adjusting the pin’s position until it lands on the right spot
- Tap Choose from Contacts to pull an address you’ve already saved to a contact card
- Tap Done to save the change
If you land on a slightly different menu path, some versions of the app route this through Settings > Edit home or work instead of the You tab. Both paths lead to the same edit screen, so if one doesn’t match what you see, try the other.
Changing Home Address on Android
- Open Google Maps and tap the You icon at the bottom
- Under Saved, tap Labeled
- Tap the three dots next to Home
- Select Edit home
- Either type your new address and choose it from the suggestions, or drag the pin directly on the map to your new location
- If you’re already physically at your new home, tap Use your current location, confirm the address Google Maps detects, and tap Save
- Tap Save to confirm
Android also lets you get here through Settings > Google > Manage your Google Account > Personal info > Addresses, which edits the same saved Home address from a slightly different entry point. Either method updates the same field.
How to Change Home Address on Google Maps Desktop
- Go to maps.google.com in your browser and make sure you’re signed into the correct Google account
- Click the hamburger menu icon in the top-left corner
- Select Saved, then Labeled
- Click the three-dot menu next to Home
- Choose Edit home address
- Enter your new address and select it from the dropdown
- Click Save
Desktop editing tends to feel easier for a lot of people simply because you’re typing on a full keyboard and can see the map at a larger size to confirm the pin landed in the right spot. Once saved, the change syncs automatically to every device signed into that same Google account, so you won’t need to repeat the process separately on your phone.
Why You Might Need to Update Your Home Address
The most obvious reason is moving to an actual new home, but it’s not the only one. Plenty of people set up Google Maps years ago and never noticed the pin landed a block or two off from their actual front door, which becomes annoying the moment you rely on one-tap “directions home.” Some people also want to remove their home address entirely for privacy reasons, particularly on a shared or work device.
It’s worth knowing that this address does more than power your own navigation. Google Assistant, Google Calendar commute predictions, and various third-party apps that connect to your Google account can all pull from this same saved location, so an outdated address can quietly cause small annoyances well beyond just Maps itself.
Troubleshooting: Home Address Not Updating or Saving
If you’ve gone through the steps above and the change doesn’t seem to take, a few things are worth checking. First, confirm you’re editing the address on the correct Google account. This trips up more people than you’d expect, especially if you have both a personal and a work account signed into the same phone.
Beyond that, a weak or interrupted internet connection can prevent the save from actually syncing, so try again on a stable connection if the app seemed to hang. On Android, clearing the Google Maps app cache through Settings > Apps > Google Maps > Storage > Clear Cache resolves a surprising number of stuck-address issues. As a last resort, reinstalling the app forces a completely fresh sync with your account.
One more common point of confusion: editing your “Home” label in Google Maps is different from your device’s actual location or GPS settings. Changing one doesn’t affect the other, so if Maps still seems to know your old location for things like local search results or weather, double-check that your phone’s system-level location settings are also accurate.
How to Remove Your Home Address From Google Maps
If you’d rather not have a home address saved at all, you can remove it without deleting the Home label itself:
- Open Google Maps and go to Saved > Labeled
- Tap the three dots next to Home
- Select Remove home
This clears the saved address but keeps the Home label available, so you can set a new one later through the same menu by tapping Set home. Keep in mind that removing this saved address doesn’t erase any past location history tied to your Google account. If you’re doing a broader privacy cleanup, it’s worth separately reviewing your Location History settings in your Google Account.
Frequently Asked Questions
This is usually caused by being signed into the wrong Google account, a connectivity issue during the save, or an outdated app version. Confirm your account, check your connection, and update the app if needed.
It updates across any device signed into the same Google account, and it feeds into related services like Google Assistant and Calendar commute times. It does not automatically update separate services like Apple Maps or apps that store their own saved addresses independently.
No, Google Maps only supports one saved “Home” label per account. You can, however, save additional locations under other custom labels if you want quick access to more than one address.
No, your saved Home address is private to your Google account and isn’t visible to other Maps users unless you’ve specifically shared your location with them.
Go to Saved, then Labeled, tap the three dots next to Home, and select Remove home. This clears the address while keeping the Home label available for future use.
Conclusion
Updating your home address on Google Maps really does take under a minute once you know the path: Saved, Labeled, the three dots next to Home, then Edit. Whether you’re on iPhone, Android, or desktop, the steps land in roughly the same place, and any change you make syncs automatically across every device tied to your account.
If accuracy or privacy around your saved locations is a bigger concern, it’s worth taking a few extra minutes to review your broader Google Maps privacy settings while you’re already in there.
