Google Now has some pretty neat cards, and one of my favorites is how it automatically gives you directions and traffic info for your commute once it detects (…or tries to detect) your home and work locations. Waiting for Google to detect your places can take a while though, and it can be particularly frustrating when you move or change jobs, and Google Now instead thinks you are trying to get to your old locations.
Fortunately, with the new Google Maps update it became a little easier to manually change your home and work locations for Google Now. Jump through the break to find out how.
1. Open Google Maps and tap the button in the bottom left to open the navigational drawer.
2. Tap “Settings.”
3. Tap “Edit home or work.”
4. Select “Edit home address” and/or “Edit work address
5. Type in your new address, and select it below the text box when you’re done.
If you prefer, you can also set your home and work locations from your desktop browser using the steps below.
1. Head to Google Maps in your browser (make sure you are logged into your Gmail account).
2. Click the gear icon in the top right, and select “My Places.”
3. Here you see the options to set your home and work location. Click on the option you want to add or edit, and type in your address.
4. Click save, and you’re good to go!
It’ll probably take a few minutes for the new info to show up in a card on Google Now, but once it syncs up, your phone will tell you valuable information like when you should leave for work, how long your commute home will take, and if there’s any traffic on the way.
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