Apple Watch notifications from google maps

[davem20]

I can’t get google maps on my iPhone to send routing notifications to my watch. Is this a deliberate strategy of apples to force you to use their maps? Is there any trick to make google maps work on Apple Watch?

 

[jz0309]

I can’t get google maps on my iPhone to send routing notifications to my watch. Is this a deliberate strategy of apples to force you to use their maps? Is there any trick to make google maps work on Apple Watch?

is there a google maps app for the AW? that might be the culprit ...
I'm happy with Apple Maps

 

[tvt037]

If you have Google Maps installed on your iphone, then you should have a Google Maps app on your Watch also. Open the app on your Watch, then a message on your Watch will tell you to open the Google Maps app on you phone to start navigation. You will not get a map view on your Watch, only turn by turn arrows with voice and vibration alerts. You cannot use Google Maps on your Watch without your phone.

 

[davem20]

If you have Google Maps installed on your iphone, then you should have a Google Maps app on your Watch also. Open the app on your Watch, then a message on your Watch will tell you to open the Google Maps app on you phone to start navigation. You will not get a map view on your Watch, only turn by turn arrows with voice and vibration alerts. You cannot use Google Maps on your Watch without your phone.

90% of the time when google maps is navigating on my phone, the google watch app won’t recognize it. It’s very frustrating that apple blocks notifications from google to the watch.

 

[tvt037]

Make sure you have Google Maps notification to Watch on. It’s strange that it’s intermittent. Mine works fine, i just don’t like that I can’t get a map view and need my iPhone with me also. When I go out I like to leave my phone at home or in the car.