2022
When using Google Maps and trying to contribute photos to a location I've visited as a local guide, I get this error message on my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Android phone: Can't connect to Maps. Try again in a few minutes. This is very frustrating as I am not able to add my photos for all of these locations I go to.
My phone and the app are all updated, I have uninstalled and reinstalled the Maps app, restarted my phone, edited the date and time settings, signing out then back in on Maps and my Google acct, and tried several other options but am still unable to resolve this issue.
When I use my laptop and go to my account I get the same error; Google Maps, your contributions, add your photos to maps, I click the photo and click the arrow to add and post it... fails, gives me this error message: Server Error. Please try again later.
Here was a long solution that I found online that worked for some people, but did not work for me:
Go to settings>power manager>battery saver, disable power saving mode.
Settings>Date & Time , switch between time zones.
Select automatic time zone.
Settings>location>switch between modes.
Select high accuracy mode.
Settings>account>select auto sync data.
Go to settings>scroll down to data usage and tap on this.
Look at the top of screen.
Tap on the name of the cellular data provider.
below this switch on mobile data.
Tap on the three dot menu at top right.
"Uncheck" in " restrict app background data or
Deselect in " restrict app background data ".
Scroll down to the google apps, select app.
Tap on the selected app.
See below the notification" restrict app background data ".
Next to this " uncheck " in the box or
Select the switch off.
Go to settings >storage>cached data>clear cached data.
Go to settings>storage>apps>settings>clear data.
Go to settings>storage>apps> google play store>clear data.
Go to settings>storage>apps> download manager>clear data.
Go to home screen select"google settings" app>tap on this>three dot menu.
Tap on the button" clear app data".
Settings>storage>apps> google play services>uninstall updates.
Open Google drive or inbox, this prompts to update google play services.
Finishing this.
Uninstall updates in google map.
Reinstall updates.
Reboot /restart device.
Still problem persists.
Run the device in safe mode.
And check for the installed apps.
Still issues.
In computer>
Chrome>menu>settings>
Select sync everything in sync settings.
Scroll down to" do not track" >select off.
Then scroll down to advanced
settings>scroll down to content settings>scroll
down to>location.
Check in " allow all sites to track physical location".
Anyone have any other ideas on how to fix this error?
