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iPhone User Guide

Rate places and add photos in Maps on iPhone

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.

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

👁 A place card with an overall rating for a location, photos, and buttons to rate the location.

Rate a place

  1. Go to the Maps app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. Tap a place on the map or a search result, then tap 👁 the Like button
    .

    Note: If you don’t see ratings categories or the Rate button, you can’t rate the location.

  3. Tap 👁 the Like button
    or 👁 the Dislike button
    for the available categories, then tap 👁 the Done button
    .

You can edit your ratings later if you change your mind.

Add photos for a place

  1. Go to the Maps app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. Tap a place on the map or a search result, then tap 👁 the More button
    .

  3. Tap Add Your Photos, 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, tap Photo Credit, then turn on Show Credit.

    The photo credit option you choose applies to all photos you previously submitted and continue to submit.

Share your photos publicly

You can allow companies to use the photos that you add to Maps in their own products and services.

  1. Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
     on your iPhone.

  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

You can add and remove photos, add or remove your photo credit, and provide a nickname for your photo credit.

  1. Go to the Maps app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  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
      ,       then tap Delete Your Photo.

    • Change your photo credit: Tap 👁 the More Options button
      ,       then 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. Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
     on your iPhone.

  2. Tap Apps, then tap Maps.

  3. Turn off Show Ratings and Photos Suggestions.

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