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« on: March 31, 2017, 04:05:20 pm »

How to use Siri with Google Maps

An old iOS trick once let you directly query Google Maps with Siri, but it's dead now. Instead, use this workaround.

As much as I would love to be able to say "Open Boston, Massachusetts in Google Maps," that day is not yet here: Apple currently doesn't offer SiriKit routing for mapping applications.

Instead, whenever I query Siri for an address, I get Maps — which isn't always the best source for directions (especially if I need up-to-date traffic data). Back before the Maps app supported Transit directions, you could "hack" Siri to route via Google Maps by saying "Get directions to Boston via transit" — but these days, this command just opens the Maps app's direct Transit directions instead.

But there's still a way to open Google Maps with your voice whenever you want to use an alternative mapping service: Here's how to do it.

How to use Siri with Google Maps

First, make sure that Google Maps can accept voice control.

Open the Settings app.
Go to Privacy...

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