How to turn off Google Maps notifications on Android

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

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. 

   Open Notifications in Maps settings

   Tap your profile picture at the top right, Settings, then Notifications. Alerts are grouped: Getting around, Reviews and media, Location and profile, Recommendations for you, Q&A and chat. Our phone blocked Maps notifications, so Maps offered Turn on notifications above the list.

   Watch these steps Done

2. 

   Switch off the alerts you don't want

   Getting around lists Offline maps, Transit and Traffic updates when not using Maps, Time to leave, Parking location and more. Set preference for all at the top changes the whole group at once.

   Done

3. 

   Or block every Maps notification

   Open the phone's Settings, Apps, Maps. Notifications, the first row under Privacy, shows Blocked on our phone, so Maps notifications were already off. If yours does not say Blocked, tap Notifications and switch them off.

   Done

Watch these steps

If you do not see this option

• You have no profile picture in Maps Google says to tap your profile picture or your initial at the top right, then Settings, Notifications. Source: Turn Google Maps notifications on or off (Android)
• Traffic updates when not using Maps is missing Google says this alert is only offered in certain countries and regions. Source: Turn Google Maps notifications on or off (Android)

If this does not work

• Traffic alerts still arrive Google says traffic updates when not using Maps need the Traffic updates switch, the Physical activity permission and Location set to Allow all the time. Turning off any one of these stops them. Source: Turn Google Maps notifications on or off (Android)
• Alerts still come from another group Google sorts the switches by category. Open each category on the Notifications page and turn off the ones you do not want. Source: Turn Google Maps notifications on or off (Android)

About this guide

Maps can send traffic alerts, "time to leave" reminders, review requests and more. Each kind has its own switch, so you can keep the useful ones.

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

The switches in Maps only matter while the phone allows Maps notifications. Ours were blocked at the phone level, which is why Maps showed Turn on notifications.

In short: Maps, profile picture, Settings, Notifications: switch off per group. Whole app: Settings, Apps, Maps, Notifications.

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