You can provide ratings and photos of places you visit to help other Maps users. Your ratings and photos appear everywhere you’re signed in to the same Apple Account.

You can edit your ratings later if you change your mind, share your photos publicly, and edit the photos you’ve added. To upload photos to Apple, you need an Apple Account.

Here’s how to rate places and add photos in Maps on iPad.

Note: The Apple Ratings and Photos feature isn’t available in all countries or regions.

Rate a place

1. Go to the Maps app on your iPad.
2. Tap a place on the map or a search result, then tap the Like button.
3. Tap the Like button or the Dislike button for the available categories. Then tap the Done button.

Changed your mind? You can edit your ratings later.

Add photos for a place

1. Start the Maps app on your iPad.
2. Tap a place on the map or a search result, then tap the More button.
3. Tap Add Your Photos and then follow the onscreen instructions.

   To upload your photos to Apple, you need to have an Apple Account.

   Note: If you don’t see ratings categories or the Rate button, you can’t add a photo.

4. To credit yourself for the photos you contribute, using either your name or a nickname, tap Photo Credit and then turn on Show Credit. If desired, you can enter a nickname for yourself. (The photo credit option you choose applies to all photos you previously submitted and continue to submit.)

Share your photos publicly

It’s up to you to allow companies to use the photos you add to Maps for their own products and services.

1. Start the Settings app on your iPad.
2. Tap Apps, then tap Maps.
3. Turn on Allow Photo Providers to Use Your Photos.

Photos you share include location data, but not your identity. If you turn this setting off, photo providers may no longer use your photos. (It may take a few days to take effect.)

Edit your photos for a place

Besides photos, your photo credit is something you can add or remove, and you can provide a nickname for your photo credit.

1. Start the Maps app on your iPad.
2. Tap Places.
3. Tap the place whose photos you want to edit. Then tap Your Photos.
4. Do one of the following:
   • Submit another photo: Tap Add Photo.
   • Remove a photo: Tap the More Options button. Tap Delete Your Photo.
   • Change your photo credit: Tap the More Options button. Tap Change Photo Credit. The photo credit option you choose applies to all photos you previously submitted and continue to submit.

Stop getting ratings and photos suggestions

You may receive suggestions in Maps to submit a rating or photo if you recently visited or took a photo of a point of interest. These suggestions use on-device processing and can’t be read by Apple. If you don’t want to receive these suggestions, you can turn them off.

1. Start the Settings app on your iPad.
2. Tap Apps, then tap Maps.
3. Turn off Show Ratings and Photos Suggestions.

See also

• Organize places with custom guides in Maps on iPad
• Add places and notes to your Places in Maps on iPad
• Get information about places in Maps on iPad

You can find street addresses and other information about places that appear on maps.

A place card can show its street address, phone number, website, and customer reviews. Many restaurants and other businesses even offer App Clips that let you order or make a reservation. You can get a route to the location, save information about a place, and stop sending restaurant notifications.

Here’s how to get information about places in Maps on iPad.

Get information about a place

1. Go to the Maps app on your iPad.
2. Tap a place (for example, a city or landmark on a map, a spot that you marked with a pin, or a search result in Maps). Do any of the following:
   • Get a route to the location: Tap the directions button.
   • View more information: Scroll down in the place card.

     The information might include the street address, a phone number, a webpage link, customer reviews, and more. Many restaurants and other businesses offer App Clips that allow you to order or make a reservation by tapping buttons on their place cards.

Save information about a place

You can save a place or add it as a pin to one of your custom guides, or as one of your contacts.

1. Open the Maps app on your iPad.
2. Tap a place on a map or a search result in Maps, tap the More button, and then choose an option.

Stop sending restaurant names to a third party

If you install an app with a table-booking extension, it can help you make reservations at restaurants, too. If you’d rather not send it the names of restaurants you view, you can stop that.

1. Open the Settings app on your iPad.
2. Tap Apps, then tap Maps.
3. Tap Restaurant Booking, then turn off the app extension.

See also

• Find nearby attractions, restaurants, and services in Maps on iPad
• Add places and notes to your Places in Maps on iPad

You can find nearby attractions, services, and more in the Maps app. You can search by a category like Grocery Stores or Restaurants, or enter something like “playgrounds” or “parks,” and Siri can help, too. In select U.S. cities, you can even see Local Lists, with suggestions based on what people view, share, and interact with most.

Note: Nearby suggestions aren’t available in all countries or regions.

Find a nearby attraction, restaurant, or service

Siri: Ask Siri something like, “Find coffee near me.” Learn how to use Siri.

Or without using Siri:

1. Go to the Maps app on your iPad.
2. Tap the search field and then do one of the following:
   • Tap a category like Grocery Stores or Restaurants below Find Nearby.
   • Enter something like “playgrounds” or “parks” in the search field, then tap the Search Nearby result.
   • In select U.S. cities, enter “Local Lists” in the search field, tap Guides, then tap a collection, such as restaurants or kid-friendly spots. Suggestions are based on what people view, share, and interact with most on Apple Maps.

   Tip: You can also touch and hold the Maps app icon on the Home Screen, then tap Search Nearby. See Perform quick actions.

   Depending on what you’re looking for, you may be able to apply more search criteria, tap a suggestion to get additional information, and more.

3. To change the nearby area, drag the map.

For recommendations on where to eat, shop, and explore in great spots around the world, see our guide, Explore places with guides.

See also

• Use Maps on iPad
• Download offline maps on iPad

While you’re following driving, cycling, or walking directions, you can share your estimated time of arrival (ETA) to let friends and family know when you’re likely to arrive.

Your ETA updates automatically if there are major delays, so you don’t have to send follow-up messages along the way. You can share your ETA with more than one contact, and even ask Siri to share it.

Here’s how to share your estimated time of arrival in Maps on iPad.

Note: Not all features are available in all countries or regions. Some Maps features on iPad models with Wi-Fi + Cellular require a cellular data plan and Cellular Data turned on in Settings > Apps > Maps. Standard carrier data and text rates may apply. See View or change your cellular data.

Share your estimated time of arrival (ETA)

Siri: Ask Siri something like, “Share my ETA.” Learn how to use Siri.

Or without using Siri:

1. Go to the Maps app on your iPad.
2. Search for the place you want to go and then tap Go.
3. Tap the route card at the bottom of the screen. Then tap Share ETA.

   If you don’t see Share ETA, make sure you turned it on in Settings > Apps > Maps.

4. Choose one or more suggested contacts, or tap Open Contacts to find a contact.
5. To share your ETA with more contacts, tap Sharing with at the bottom of the screen. Then tap Open Contacts.

The Messages, Find My, and Contacts apps can share your location with others, too. For the steps, see our article for each app: Share your location in Messages, Share your location in Find My, or Edit contacts.

Stop sharing your ETA

1. Start the Maps app on your iPad.
2. Open the route card for a trip in progress.
3. Tap Sharing with at the bottom of the screen. Then tap Stop Sharing ETA below each contact’s name.

Automatically share your ETA to a pin

A contact you add to a pinned place in your Places automatically gets your ETA when you start turn-by-turn navigation to that location.

1. Start the Maps app on your iPad.
2. Tap Places, then tap Pinned. See Add a pin to your Places.
3. Tap the Information button and tap Add Person.
4. Search for a contact, tap to add them and then tap the Done button.
5. Tap the pinned location. Then tap Go to start sharing your ETA.

Until you arrive, your location, route, and ETA remain viewable.

Turn off ETA sharing

1. Start the Settings app on your iPad.
2. Tap Apps, then tap Maps.
3. Scroll down, then turn off Share ETA.

With iPadOS 13.1, iOS 13.1, or later, people get a Maps notification with your ETA and can track your progress in Maps. Earlier versions get the notification through iMessage instead, and other mobile devices receive an SMS message.

See also

• Use Maps on iPad
• Share your location in Messages on iPad
• Notify a friend when your location changes in Find My on iPad