Google Maps on iPhone can now identify locations from your screenshots and add them to a list. This should make your vacation planning easier, as you can take a screenshot and let Google Maps do the rest.
The feature leverages Gemini to identify text and location details in your screenshots, which Google Maps then processes to extract relevant information.
Google Maps can analyze your screenshots to extract location information
When planning a vacation, people commonly take screenshots of places they come across that they want to visit. The problem is that these screenshots end up in the camera roll, lost among other pictures. Google wants to change this with the latest Google Maps enhancement.
Came across a nice-looking cafe or viewpoint on Instagram or Facebook? Take a screenshot. The next time you open Google Maps, it will automatically analyze your screenshots and extract location information. You can then review these places and add them to a list.
ever forget about screenshots of places in your camera roll? this new feature was made for you 🙌
Google Maps turns your screenshots into a list of saved places so you can easily find them for later 📸
rolling out this week in the U.S. in English on iOS and coming soon to… pic.twitter.com/z8RafkIWcS
— Google Maps (@googlemaps) March 27, 2025
Do note that Google Maps will rely on the text in the screenshot to identify the location. It does not seemingly rely on image recognition to identify the location. This could lead to Google Maps failing to identify locations in some screenshots.
You must also enable the feature manually before Google Maps can review your screenshots to extract location information.
Rolling out from this week
Google says the feature will roll out to Google Maps users in the US in English on iPhone starting this week. Android users will have to wait a bit longer to gain access to the feature, as Google says it is “coming soon.”
Perhaps Apple will take inspiration from Google Maps and add a similar feature to Apple Maps in iOS 19.
Rajesh has been closely following and writing about the latest happenings in the world of mobile for nearly a decade now. While he prefers Android, he does not deny the superiority of Apple’s products and ecosystem.
