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=== My Maps === [[File:Google My Maps Civil War Example.png|thumb|Google My Maps]] My Maps is a feature in Google Maps launched in April 2007 that enables users to create custom maps for personal use or sharing. Users can add points, lines, shapes, notes and images on top of Google Maps using a [[WYSIWYG]] editor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2007/04/05/google-releases-my-maps/|title=Google releases My Maps|last=Marshall|first=Matt|date=April 5, 2007|website=VentureBeat|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404095655/https://venturebeat.com/2007/04/05/google-releases-my-maps/|archive-date=April 4, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref> An Android app for My Maps, initially released in March 2013 under the name Google Maps Engine Lite, was available until its removal from the [[Google Play|Play Store]] in October 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/27/google-launches-maps-engine-lite-makes-it-easy-to-create-advanced-custom-maps/|title=Google Launches Maps Engine Lite, Makes It Easy To Create Advanced Custom Maps|last=Lardinois|first=Frederic|date=March 27, 2013|website=TechCrunch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404112540/https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/27/google-launches-maps-engine-lite-makes-it-easy-to-create-advanced-custom-maps/|archive-date=April 4, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/google-rebrands-maps-engine-to-my-maps-adds-improved-search-and-more-593468|title=Google Rebrands Maps Engine to 'My Maps', Adds Improved Search and More|last=Pratap|first=Ketan|date=September 17, 2014|website=NDTV Gadgets 360|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404112742/https://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/google-rebrands-maps-engine-to-my-maps-adds-improved-search-and-more-593468|archive-date=April 4, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Deprecation of My Maps for Android - My Maps Help |url=https://support.google.com/mymaps/answer/10656656?hl=en#zippy=,are-there-differences-between-the-my-maps-android-app-and-my-maps-on-the-web |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=support.google.com |archive-date=August 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803094857/https://support.google.com/mymaps/answer/10656656?hl=en#zippy=,are-there-differences-between-the-my-maps-android-app-and-my-maps-on-the-web |url-status=live }}</ref>
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