How to Fix Google Maps Rerouting on Android and iOS

Google Maps is a web crawler that helps us to get directions to reach our destination. Google maps provide many services, which comfort the users of public transportation. But many times Google Maps Rerouting the route on Android and iOS, in here we have resolved the issue with some troubleshooting tips to fix if your Google Maps constantly reroute on Android and iOS.

One of the best navigation apps available on the App store or Play store is Google Maps, as it allows us to view our location history or measure the distance of our destinations. There is also one thing named GPS (Global Positioning System) which is a space-based radio navigation system.

Does your Google Maps constantly keep on rerouting on your Android or iOS device? The issue could arise because of unsound GPS or incorrect location. It becomes infuriating when you drive through one specific route and suddenly you need to change your direction.

Here are some troubleshooting tips to fix if your Google Maps constantly reroute on Android and iOS

So let’s dive right into it!!!

1. Turn Off the Battery Saver

We often use battery saver mode to conserve power. As a result, some windows features start working absurdly. Therefore, maybe a battery saver can restrict you from getting to your decided location. Thus, it’s highly recommended to keep your “Battery Saver” mode OFF while using Google Maps to experience a smooth journey.

Here is how you can turn OFF battery saver mode on iOS

1. Click on the “Settings” option.
2. Then choose “Battery” 
3. And then turn the OFF into low-power mode.

Here is how you can turn OFF battery saver mode on Android

1. Open the “Settings” app.
2. Then click on “Battery”
3. Choose battery saver mode and turn it OFF

2. Clear the Cache Of the Android Device

The temporary or unused data files are called “Cache files”. Once you clear the Cache files, you experience your Google Maps working without buffering or rerouting. But they provide the clearing cache option to Android users and not to iOS users.

So here is how you can clear the cache on your Android device.

1. Search for the Google Maps app.
2. Then long press on the app icon.
3. There appears a shortcut menu on the screen
4. Click on “App info”.
5. Now tap on “Storage and cache”
6. Then click on “Clear cache”
7. After clearing the cache, start Google maps on your device to check whether the issue is resolved.
8. Now you have fixed your Google maps rerouting issue.

3. Enable High Accuracy In Location

Want to get your location more precisely? Then just enable the option of high accuracy mode on your device. If you are still struggling to improve your location accuracy on your device, then you can use mobile towers or Wi-Fi networks to improve your location accuracy.

Here is how you can enable a high-accuracy location on your device:

1. First, go to the “Settings” app.
2. Click on Location
3. Then tap on “Google Location Accuracy”.
4. Enable the “Improve Location Accuracy” button. 

4. Update Google Maps

Try to reinstall the app and wait for a second and then install it so that it would clear whatever data associated with the app when you install the app, it will automatically provide you with an updated version of the app. Or else just go to the Play store and update the app because many times outdated apps won’t work that well.

Here are the steps to update Google Maps on Android:

1. Go to the Google Play store.
2. At the top right corner, you will see a Gmail avatar. Click on it.
3. Tap on the option “Manage apps and device”
4. Then tap on “Updates available”.
5. You will have a list of apps to be updated, so search for the Google Maps option.
6. Tap on the update option.

Here are the steps to update Google Maps on Apple iOS/iPad users:

1. Click on the App store app. 
2. Then, at the top right corner, you will see an Apple ID avatar. 
3. From the list of apps, click on Google Maps to update
4. As you tap on the update option, a new version of Google Maps will be installed.

5. Use Offline Maps

This might make you wonder how, without using the internet, how can you get your directions correctly. But with the feature of Offline Maps, we can get the proper route to our destination without using the internet. All you have to do is download offline maps and they will work similarly to the maps with active internet.

The easiest way to have offline maps is to simply turn off your internet and Google Maps will automatically stop rerouting 

Here is how you can download Offline Maps

1. Tap the Google Maps app.
2. You will see the search bar, and type the name of the destination.
3. As the results appear, swipe up on the screen.
4. Click on the 3-dot button and select Download Offline Maps
5. Last, tap on the Download Map and you will get the experience of the map with the active internet.

6. Calibrate Compass

The magnetometer is a sensor used by Google Maps to dig out the direction in which you are traveling. To avoid rerouting Google Maps on your device, just recalibrate the compass. If the sensor is inaccurate, it will keep on rerouting on your device.

Here is how you can recalibrate the compass on an Android device

1. Start Google Maps on your Android
2. Click on the “Blue dot” present at the center of your screen.
3.  Now click the Calibrate button and follow the on-screen instruction to make a figure 8 with your phone in your hand. 
4. Now if you want to check the accuracy, you can check the compass accuracy showing as low or high.
5. Keep on repeating the steps a few more times until you see high accuracy.

Here is how you can recalibrate the compass on the iPhone

1. Click on the Settings app.
2. Then tap on “Privacy & Security”
3. Then you will see the option of “Location Services”
4. Tap on the “System services” option on your screen.
5. Go to the “Compass Calibration” option and tap the toggle beside it to enable the feature.

7. Stable Internet Connection

Make sure that your mobile data or Wi-Fi connection works properly to avoid Google Maps from rerouting continuously. If you have a stable internet connection on your device, then your Google Maps will work more ably.

These were the troubleshooting steps that can help you get fixed your Google Maps rerouting issue on Android and iOS devices.

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