JamShare
Free map link converter

Apple Maps to Google Maps link converter

Paste an Apple Maps link and get one link back that opens straight in Google Maps on Android, or in Apple Maps or Waze for everyone else.

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Or get the free app and convert from your phone's Share button.

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JamShare on an iPhone converting an Apple Maps link so it opens in Google Maps on Android
One link opens in
  • Google Maps
  • Apple Maps
  • Waze

How the handoff works

Share from Apple Maps like always; the link opens in the other person's app.

1

Share from Apple Maps

Tap the place card, then Share. Choose JamShare, or copy the link and paste it above.

An app's menu with the Share option
2

JamShare resolves the place

Apple's place IDs and maps.apple short links are resolved to the exact spot and wrapped in one link.

The phone share sheet with JamShare as a share option
3

They open it in Google Maps

Android recipients tap Google Maps on the picker. iPhone recipients keep Apple Maps.

JamShare picker for a shared address with Google Maps, Apple Maps and Waze buttons

Why Apple Maps links don't open on Android

There is no Apple Maps app on Android, so a maps.apple.com link opens a web page. Apple's web map is fine for looking, but there's no navigate button that hands off to Google Maps, and the newer maps.apple/p/… short links carry a place ID rather than an address, so even copy-paste is awkward.

The reverse problem (Google Maps links opening in Safari on iPhone) is covered on the Google Maps to Apple Maps page.

Mixed iPhone and Android group chats are where map links die. One link fixes the whole thread.

Reviews, photos and Street View

JamShare hands Google Maps the place itself, so once it opens the recipient sees Google's own reviews, photos and Street View for that location, not Apple's. Nothing is lost in the conversion except the app you started in.

What each option does for an Android user

MethodOpens in Google MapsKeeps the exact placeExtra steps
Send the Apple Maps link as isNo, web pageYes, as a pinCopy the address, search again
Type the addressNoOften notRetype, risk the wrong branch
JamShare universal linkYesYesNone

More map link tools

Google Maps to Apple Maps

The other direction: a Google Maps link for iPhone users.

Apple Maps to Waze

Send an Apple Maps link Waze drivers can open.

One map link for every app

How universal map links work.

Questions people ask

How do I open an Apple Maps link on Android?

Paste it into the converter above and send the JamShare link, or open the JamShare link yourself on the Android phone and tap Google Maps. The place opens in Google Maps with directions one tap away.

Do Apple's short maps.apple links work?

Yes. JamShare resolves the place ID behind the short link to the real place before converting.

Will I see Google's reviews and photos?

Yes. Google Maps opens the place itself, so its reviews, photos and Street View are all there.

Does it work the other way too?

Yes. The Google Maps to Apple Maps converter handles the reverse, and every JamShare link opens in Apple Maps, Google Maps or Waze regardless of where it started.

Is it free?

Yes. The converter above and the JamShare app are free, with no account needed.

Never send a dead map link again

Get JamShare for iPhone or Android and share places that open in everyone's own map app.

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