JamShare
Free map link converter

Apple Maps to Waze link converter

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

Free, no signup iPhone, Android and web 4.8★ App Store Music links too

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

Download on the App Store Get it on Google Play
JamShare on an iPhone converting an Apple Maps link so it opens in Waze
One link opens in
  • Waze
  • Apple Maps
  • Google Maps

How the handoff works

Share from Apple Maps like always. The link does the rest.

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

Tap JamShare (or paste above)

JamShare finds the exact place behind the Apple Maps link and gives you one link back.

The phone share sheet with JamShare as a share option
3

They open it in Waze

The driver taps Waze and gets live-traffic routing. Google Maps and Apple Maps users pick theirs.

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

Android friends get Google Maps, iPhone friends keep Apple Maps. Nobody gets a dead maps.apple.com page.

Why Apple Maps links fail for Waze drivers

An Apple Maps link opens Apple Maps on an iPhone and a bare web page everywhere else. Waze never sees it. Waze drivers, especially on Android, end up with a browser tab showing a pin and no way to navigate, so they copy the address into Waze by hand. On the road, that's the step that gets skipped.

Apple's newer short links (maps.apple/p/…) make it worse: they carry a place ID, not an address, so even copying is hard. JamShare resolves the ID to coordinates and a name first.

Share from Apple Maps like you always do. Just let the link open in the other person's app.

Works both ways

Waze drivers can send places back with the Waze to Apple Maps converter, and the same JamShare link also opens in Google Maps for Android friends. One link covers the whole group chat.

What the recipient gets

Recipient usesApple Maps link as sentJamShare link
Waze on AndroidWeb page, no navigationOpens in Waze, routing with live traffic
Waze on iPhoneOpens Apple Maps insteadOpens in Waze
Google Maps on AndroidWeb pageOpens in Google Maps
Apple Maps on iPhoneOpens in Apple MapsOpens in Apple Maps

More map link tools

Waze to Apple Maps

The other direction: a Waze pin that opens in Apple Maps.

Apple Maps to Google Maps

Send an Apple Maps link Android users can open.

Google Maps to Waze

Send a Google Maps place that opens in Waze.

Questions people ask

How do I send an Apple Maps location to a Waze user?

Paste the Apple Maps link into the converter above, or share the place from Apple Maps and pick JamShare in the share sheet. Send the JamShare link. The Waze user taps Waze on the picker and starts navigating.

Does Waze open directly on Android?

Yes. When the recipient picks Waze, the JamShare link hands Waze the coordinates and Waze opens already routing. Without Waze installed, Waze's web map opens instead.

Do Apple's short maps.apple links work?

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

Is the exact pin kept?

Yes. The converted link carries the place's coordinates and name, so Waze navigates to the same spot Apple Maps showed.

Is it free?

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

One link for every driver

Get JamShare for iPhone or Android and share destinations that open in Waze, Google Maps or Apple Maps, straight from the share sheet.

Download on the App Store Get it on Google Play or use it on the web