How to measure distance in Google Maps on Android (Galaxy A57, One UI 8.5)

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-measure-distance-in-google-maps-on-android/ · Checked October 2026 · Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

If you do not see this option

• You get a place card instead of a pin Google says to touch and hold a spot on the map that is not a place name or icon. Source: Measure distance between points (Android)
• Measure distance is not in the card Scroll the card down: on ours it sat below the About section, not with the buttons at the top.

3 of 3 steps with real screenshots · 1 official source below

Device

Android

Shown on

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

App

Google Maps

Real screenshots

3 of 3 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Drop a pin and tap Measure distance

   Touch and hold the start point. A red pin appears with the coordinates and the address; we used Pariser Platz in Berlin. Scroll the card and tap Measure distance.

   Watch these steps Done

2. 

   Move the map to the next point

   A circle appears in the middle of the screen. Drag the map until the circle is on the next point; a dotted line follows. Then tap Add point at the bottom right.

   Done

3. 

   Read the distance

   The total is at the bottom left; ours showed 0.256 mi. Tap Add point to set a corner and keep going. The arrow at the top undoes the last point, the bin starts again.

   Done

Watch these steps

If this does not work

• You added a point in the wrong place Tap the undo arrow at the top to remove the last point, or the bin to start again. Google's help says More, Clear; our Maps 26.31.02 showed a bin instead. Source: Measure distance between points (Android)
• You cannot find the total Google says the total distance is at the bottom of the screen, in miles (mi) and kilometres (km). Source: Measure distance between points (Android)

About this guide

Useful for a run, a walk or how far a hotel is from the station in a straight line. The tool is hidden in the dropped pin card.

The screenshots are from Google Maps 26.31.02 on a Samsung Galaxy A57 5G with Android 16 and One UI 8.5, in dark mode. Maps looks the same on other Android phones; only the phone's own Settings screens differ by brand.

Good to know

Our distances were in miles. Distance units can be changed in Settings, App & display.

For a scale bar instead, Google Maps Help gives Settings, App & display, Show scale on map.

In short: Touch and hold the map, Measure distance, drag the map, Add point.

📷 See real photos from the Galaxy A57 in our Camera Lab, next to 10 other phones.