[Caption: Gemini Generated Image of a hand holding a phone on a Landscape mode with Google Maps with Writing Custom Display Name] Caption: Gemini Generated Image of a hand holding a phone on a Landscape mode with Google Maps with Writing Custom Display Name Good news Guys, I have just tried usin…

Hello @SholaIB Thank you for sharing, I have just updated mine. Note: Multiple users can use that Captain username. That means usernames are not unique.

Hi captain @SholaIB Thanks for sharing the update that the issue related to the custom display is resolved now. And for sure the custom name for your account is very apt, captain Shola :smiley:

Hi, @SholaIB . Thanks for the update related to this information as I tried this custom feature and earlier it was not working properly but now I will try to do. Really, appreciate your initiative :+1:

@SholaIB thanks for sharing this information..and your name is so apt :slight_smile: Cheers!

yes @AbhijeetUniyal Please try it out and let us know what your findings are. we need more and more local guide to confirm it so that others can have confidence on it. Thank you @Shalz it is all as a result of you all supporting my initiatve. Happy Guiding Cheers

[image] SholaIB: my Google Maps profile name to the many Tracians who have titled and know me as Captain. Thank you, Captain @SholaIB . for sharing this good news. I changed my display name back in October, and it’s great to see the bug is now fixed. Your profile name, ‘Captain,’ looks great.

wow it’s a good news. I haven’t try it in my phone yet

[image] SholaIB: I will like to say that I have dedicated my Google Maps profile name to the many Tracians who have titled and know me as Captain Perfect, Captain @SholaIB !

Thanks @SholaIB for the update Still, I’m afraid to change it again :slight_smile: because I’m not sure about the time of syncing. Let’s wait some more days to have a test result from more users with fewer contributions (and fewer syncing time as well). Moreover, I see that we’re still not able to…

[Screenshot_2025-12-12-13-27-10-698_com.google.android.apps.maps] I just tried it and it worked Thank you

Custom Display Name and Picture on Google Maps Profile(Bug fixed)

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dahboss December 12, 2025, 12:28pm 11

I just tried it and it worked

Thank you