Set Google maps as default

If I highlight an address in Chrome and right click to search the result appears in Apple Maps.

I would like it to default to Google Maps.

Is this possible?


TIA

iMac with Retina 5K display, 10.14

Posted on Mar 23, 2019 4:56 AM

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Posted on Mar 23, 2019 6:10 AM

The "Look Up" functionality is provided by the operating system (macOS from Apple), not from Google Chrome. I doubt that Apple would want to use a Google service in their OS. Also, there is no Google Maps application for macOS, therefore further reducing the chance of looking it up in Google instead of Apple maps.


PS

If you wanted to look an address up in Google Maps, you could probably make an Automator "service" that would take the selected text, and add it to a GMaps URL.

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Mar 23, 2019 6:10 AM in response to eagle6

The "Look Up" functionality is provided by the operating system (macOS from Apple), not from Google Chrome. I doubt that Apple would want to use a Google service in their OS. Also, there is no Google Maps application for macOS, therefore further reducing the chance of looking it up in Google instead of Apple maps.


PS

If you wanted to look an address up in Google Maps, you could probably make an Automator "service" that would take the selected text, and add it to a GMaps URL.

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