Google will now let you send directions from your current location to a location of your choice, right from the web browser of your desktop computer.
Ever been in a crunch to make it to your next meeting on time, only to realize you didn't know exactly how to get there and didn't really want to fumble around with a GPS? Google will now let you send directions right to your Android phone from your computer, so you can have the directions before you even leave the office. The process is super simple. In Google you just need to type "send directions" and hit enter.
From here it brings you to a page where it shows your phones current location, and you fill in where you want to go. Type the name or address of the place you need to get to, and then click the 'send directions to phone' button. You will receive the directions on your phone in Google Maps, and then you are on your way.
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Send directions to your Android phone right from a Google desktop search
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All of this requires that you have Google NOW installed on both your phone and your PC. Of course they don't tell you that in the article.
And it doesn't work if you want send direction that include stops. The only directions it will send is from a source to a destination with no stops in between. SUCKS.
It's official - Google is out of ideas!
Why would anybody need this?
all it does is open up google maps and has the location already typed in.
Whats the big deal.
Are people to lazy to grab their phone, push the mic or say "ok Google" etc. then say, Directions to?
Seriously Google, Quit chasing All things Social and the Teens with the attention span of a Gnat that live and die by the flavor of the week Social App.
So... I am signed in to my account... I've used both Firefox/Chrome .... I still get search results typing in "send directions" rather than the other. What gives?
Did you try "send directions to phone" ?
I just tried it and still no good.
took them long enough, i asked for this a long time ago.
this makes me sad.
google desktop search was actually doing this almost 3 years ago but it was not user friendly. i vividly remember this bc i had just gotten the moto x when it 1st came out and i remember going in my car and when i opened maps, it gave some sort of notification if i want navigate to last place i searched. never again did it happen after several times of using that option.
Just like MapQuest lets you send their directions to OnStar. Love the advances in technology.
Now that's really awesome. Love the integration more and more. Especially coming from Find my Phone to this! Very nice
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Hello all
I tried this by typing in 'send directions to phone' and it brought up a small map where I type in directions to send to my phone.
When I tried 'send directions to phone 4250 W 38th St, Indianapolis, IN 46254', the address of a local repair shop, it doesn't work.
I guess I should not be surprised but this leads me to a question.
A long while ago I was looking for a way to look up addresses and then from my desktop computer be able to insert that contact information into my Android phone book without having to retype the information into my phone.
I glanced over replacement phone books and read over pushbullet and from what I can tell nothing does what I want. It seems like such a simple thing that both businesses and google would want to do. Am I missing something or is there nothing in Android capable of doing what I want?
Google.com/contacts
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Unless I am missing something, the information still needs to be retyped. I know this sounds like I am being lazy but there are times in our busy days we can't just stop for a minute to type a few contacts into our phones or google contacts.
What if I want to send directions to someone else's phone? I know where I'm going most of the time, but I know people who get lost very easily. Any thoughts/suggestions?
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Do it from the maps web site too please! I wanna be able to drag/drop the preferred route and route a complete itinerary from the desktop, then send all that info to my phone. Is that possible already?
Save to My Maps in the desktop site and then use Your Places in the app on your phone. You can add multiple stops for a driving trip, for example.
Didn't MapQuest do this 15 years ago?
I appreciate the 'options'; just saying...
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Been doing this with Chrome to Phone for many years, couldn't be simpler. Highlight the text anywhere on the page even text typed in fields. Addresses go to maps, Phone numbers go to the dialer and Links go to Chrome on your phone. All in one click!
Wow, also it works with your default navigation app, in my android works with HERE Drive.
Doesn't work for me in Canada.
If you're on the desktop and search for an address, that address will then show up when you do a search in the app.
This should've been a thing.
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Really? I open up google.com on my desktop, I type in "send directions", and I get a list of search results, the first of which is mapquest.com.
lol I completely agree. The write-up says "In Google you just need to type "send directions" and hit enter."
Those have got to be the most ambiguous instructions ever. "In Google??" But really, it's as simple as doing a Google search for "send directions" - I just did that and in place of the top search result it had a little widget-like thing asking me where I wanted to go and which device to send it to...
No widget at the top of my search results - must be a staggered roll-out.
You have to be signed in to Google for that to pop up. They failed to mention that in the story. It just sounds like you can type that but how would it find your device. That's where I was like huh.....?????????
the point is that this will automatically send the directions to your phone while you're at a desktop computer. I understand there are tons of other ways to get directions, but don't hate on options., folks.
1. A lot of people have poor reading comprehension.
2. People try to feel smart by saying," I can already do this by..."
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I throught it already did this automatically though Google Now?
I thought this was happening already...
Every time I searched for a location in Google on the desktop...it was adding a Google Now card (with directions) to my mobile device whether I wanted it or not...
Or you could use the Chrome to phone plugin that was released by Google themselves 4 years ago.
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true but now i use pushbullet. it's fantastic and free!
Wow
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Or you could just say "Okay Google navigate to...."
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How is this easier then simply opening Maps and selecting the destination from history (auto syncs from desktop)?
Your destination came to your android as a notification, you just tap there and start the navigation when you want, it saves few steps.
How is it not?
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Can you edit directions before you send? Like add way points or adjust the route? That's what I really want to easily do on phone or at least push altered directions to phone.
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It doesn't work in Spain. "Find my phone" does work though.
This is great!
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Finally! Now for custom routes and way points to have voice guidance...
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Help me
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or um, use pushbullet.
Install an app just to avoid a desktop search? No thanks.
pushbullet rules. i use it several times a day. love it!
Or um, use this or neither! The beauty of choice mate.
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