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Instructions on how to disable shake-to-respond in Google Maps.

The Shake to Respond feature on Google Maps constantly displays, affecting your ability to use the app for map navigation. If you don't want to use this setting, you can completely disable Shake to Respond on Google Maps, following the instructions below.

 

How to turn off shake-to-respond in Google Maps

When you shake your phone, the Google Maps app will display a suggestion interface for you to respond if you want, but sometimes you might accidentally do the wrong thing.

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Step 1:

On the Google Maps interface, tap your profile picture , then select Settings from the menu that appears.

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Step 2:

Go to the settings interface for the Google Maps app. You will see that the "Shake to leave feedback" feature is enabled. Simply turn off the "Shake to leave feedback" feature on Google Maps.

Therefore, if we accidentally shake the phone, the feedback notification interface on the Google Maps app will no longer appear.

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Samuel Daniel
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Update 24 January 2026