xsdogs

Q: how do i change Maps on Mac desktop from km to miles

is there a way to change the setting in the Maps application for my imac. directions are displayed in km. on my IOS evices it displays correctly but i cant find option to change it in maps. r/

OS X Mavericks (10.9), Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz

Posted on Dec 15, 2013 8:37 AM

Close

Q: how do i change Maps on Mac desktop from km to miles

  • All replies
  • Helpful answers

  • by CT,

    CT CT Dec 15, 2013 9:07 AM in response to xsdogs
    Level 6 (17,882 points)
    Notebooks
    Dec 15, 2013 9:07 AM in response to xsdogs

    One thing to try:

     

    System Preferences, Language & Region, Advanced, Measurement Units: set it to US (instead of metric).

     

    Then restart Maps and see if that helped.

     

    charlie

  • by xsdogs,

    xsdogs xsdogs Dec 15, 2013 12:44 PM in response to CT
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Dec 15, 2013 12:44 PM in response to CT

    thanks for response , it was already set to US ...

  • by etresoft,

    etresoft etresoft Dec 15, 2013 1:43 PM in response to xsdogs
    Level 7 (29,051 points)
    Dec 15, 2013 1:43 PM in response to xsdogs

    xsdogs wrote:

     

    thanks for response , it was already set to US ...

    Then change it to something else and change it back.

  • by Zomp,

    Zomp Zomp Dec 16, 2013 7:53 PM in response to xsdogs
    Level 1 (25 points)
    Dec 16, 2013 7:53 PM in response to xsdogs

    looks like a step was missed.

    Preferences - Language and Region - Advanced - Measurement Units: US - Then Restart Maps.

  • by WilsonLaidlaw,

    WilsonLaidlaw WilsonLaidlaw Mar 29, 2016 10:42 AM in response to Zomp
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Mar 29, 2016 10:42 AM in response to Zomp

    Does not work in El Capitan. I have units set in International Preferences to Metric. Tried restarting Apple Maps - still in miles. Even restarted MBP, checked that metric still showing in System Preferences but when restarting Maps, still in miles. I wonder if you have to come out of UK region and time zone to change to metric.

  • by WilsonLaidlaw,

    WilsonLaidlaw WilsonLaidlaw Mar 29, 2016 10:49 AM in response to WilsonLaidlaw
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Mar 29, 2016 10:49 AM in response to WilsonLaidlaw

    You cannot have metric distances when the region is set to UK. If I change the region to France, which has various other implications that I find undesirable, the distances change immediately to metric. Why allow the units to be changed separate from region, if it does not work, even on Apple's own applications? I will report this as a bug to Apple.