IOS – Apple Maps: Renaming Favorites or Marked Locations

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There must be some really obvious trick which has escaped me.

If I favorite a marked location on MacOS Maps, or on iOS Maps, I can’t see how I can give it a custom name.

Tapping or clicking on Info doesn’t seem to help, and I can’t see any other method.

I have tried the technique of selecting favorites from the search bar (in MacOS), selecting edit and trying, but the text remains uneditable.

I would even consider a third party app if there is one.

I am using MacOS Mojave, and iOS 12.

Best Answer

To rename favorites in Maps on macOS (source):

  1. Click on the magnifying glass in the search field
  2. Click Favorites
  3. Click "Edit" in the bottom right
  4. Click on a Favorite's name to modify it
  5. Press return or click out of the editing field, then click "Done"

To rename favorites in Maps on iOS:

  1. Swipe up the "card" at the bottom that contains recent locations
  2. Scroll to the bottom and tap on "Favorites"
  3. Swipe from right to left across the favorite whose name you want to change, then tap "Edit Name"
  4. Enter a new name, then tap "Save"

I've tried both of these methods on macOS 10.14.2 and iOS 12.1.2 and confirmed that they both work.

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