How to Create a Parking Spot Reminder in Google Maps

Google Maps has added a pretty sweet feature to its iOS app: a parking spot marker for the forgetful among us. To label your parking spot once you’ve finished parking, do the following:

1. First, make sure your Google Maps app is up to date.
2. Fire up your Google Maps app and tap on the blue dot hovering over your position.
3. Find and tap the “Set as parking location” option from the menu that pops up.
4. Once you’ve set your pin, you can tap on it to access more details (e.g. photos and notes that you’ve left to help you remember your spot).

And now, you can even share your location with others. Just tap the blue dot hovering over your location, and select “Share your location.”

If you’ve connected your iPhone into your car via Bluetooth or USB, things get much simpler: Google Maps will piggyback on a feature baked into Apple Maps to automatically tag your location once you’ve disconnected your device.

Apple Maps, which launched back in 2012 with iOS 6, has had parking spot indicators for some time, but it looks like Google Maps has finally closed that little gap. In terms of traffic coverage and public transit directions, however, Google Maps has maintained a marked advantage.