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Save Location On Map on iPhone or iPad

November 10, 2018 by Mitch Bartlett 5 Comments

Did you know that you can save locations in the Maps app on your Apple iPhone or iPad? This will mark the location with a pin for easy access in the future. Here’s how the feature works.

Adding a Pinned Location

  1. Open the “Maps” app.
  2. Search or drag the map until the location appears on the screen.
  3. Tap and hold the location on the map until a pin appears.
  4. If the pin wasn’t placed right, you can continue to touch and hold the pin and move it to a desired spot.
    iOS Pinned Location

The location is then saved for future use.


Remove a Pinned Location

If you ever wish to delete the pin, follow these steps:

  1. Tap the pin.
  2. Select the arrow next to the location name.
  3. Select the “Remove Pin” button, and the pinned location is removed.

Move a Pinned Location

At any time, you can tap and hold a pin, then drag it to the desired location.


Other Options

If you select a saved or “pinned” location, you can tap the pin, then select the arrow if you need the following options:

  • Directions
  • Add to New Contact
  • Add to Existing Contact
  • Share
  • Love

iOS Dropped Pin

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Comments

  1. Jay says

    September 25, 2020 at 3:12 am

    How can you tell when a location was created or pinned?

  2. Matt says

    November 3, 2019 at 10:58 am

    Steve,

    How did you name a location? I can’t figure it out which is frustrating because I have done it before and they are popping up on my iMaps

  3. Steve Gilbert says

    September 28, 2019 at 10:56 am

    Mitch, never mind the naming question – figured it out. thx for your site.

  4. Steve Gilbert says

    September 28, 2019 at 10:45 am

    thanks Mitch. Question: Is there a way to name the dropped pin location?

  5. quip says

    August 15, 2018 at 2:05 am

    I use this unforget app in iphone to save locations (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/unforget-io/id1173315068?mt=8), can access them from the browser too. It even creates hashtags (current city, etc.). I can add my own hashtags. has some other handy features too.

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