How to add a Google Maps route shortcut on our mobile

Surely on a day-to-day basis You always go to a fixed place A predetermined route that brings you closer to work or home of a family member or friend... routines are an indissoluble part of us and it is appropriate that they fit into our day to day. If this does not happen, said routine can become a real slope. And why do we have a mobile phone if it is not to make our lives easier? Yes, also for companies to earn money with the data we offer them for free, but that's another story.

We are here today to show you a trick that you can do with the Google Maps application and that will make your daily transportation much easier, whether you use a car, bicycle, or walk. And it is that, thanks to the map tool of the giant Google, we can place on the home screen, wherever we want, of our mobile phone, a shortcut to a specific route. You can even create a folder with different paths.

Add a regular route on the desktop of your Android mobile

We have talked about the routines but the direct access can also be useful for when you take a trip, since you can place all the routes that you are going to do in it and have them organized in the same space. To do this we are going to carry out the following steps, which are very easy to do.

• We open the Goggle Maps application that you must already have pre-installed on your phone. If for any reason you don't have it, download it from this link in the Play Store app store.
• Then press and hold an empty spot on the desktop until an option with multiple icons appears. We must click on the one that says 'Widgets'.
• In the list that appears, we must look for 'Maps' and, within 'Maps', press and hold down the 'How to get there' boxWe can also choose other shortcuts that may interest us. When the desktop appears, let go of the icon and start building our route on the next screen that appears.

• The first thing we will have to do is choose how we are going to go to our destination We have four different options for transportation: by car , by train or subway, bicycle or on foot. For the tutorial we are going to choose ‘on foot’. This way we exercise and pollute less.
• Subsequently, we keep the 'detailed navigation' box checked to ensure that all instructions will be carried out correctly.
• Now we have to enter the address of the place where we are going to go. Remember that you must put it exactly so that the indications are correct and Google Maps indicates the place you want to go to.
• Then, we must give a name to the shortcut that we are creating. Here it will depend on where you go. We recommend that you give it a simple identification name, especially if the shortcuts are going to be for a future trip and thus be able to know which is which.

• Finally, if we choose the car as a method of transportation, we can request that the route does not have ferries, highways or tolls in order to avoid paying extra.
• Finally, click on 'Save'.

Now, when you click on the shortcut widget that you just created, the route to the destination that you have chosen will appear. The place where you are will always appear as the starting place. Thus, if you are on a trip, you will be interested in creating a direct access with your hotel or place of accommodation. Don't forget to create different names for each charm and save them all in the same folder on your phone's home screen.