Profile and settings
Log in to Yandex Maps to get access to all the available features.
Use my location
If you allow the service to detect your location, it will use the data to create routes, show traffic conditions, and search for places on the map.
You don't have to allow access to your location.
To enable the option:
Click
.
A request window will open at the top of the page. Click Allow.
You'll see your location marked with
. Click on the placemark to see your exact address and coordinates.
To learn more, see Detecting the user's location.
Change language
Yandex Maps can be displayed in different languages (for example, in Russian or English).
By default, the service uses the language that corresponds to the selected domain. For example, the Russian language is used on the RU domain (https://yandex.ru/maps) and English is used on the COM domain (https://yandex.com/maps).
You can change the language on some domains.
To do this, follow these steps:
Go to the Yandex Home page.
In the top-right corner of the page, click on the profile picture and select Settings.
Click the General settings tab.
Under Language settings, select your language and click Save.
The setting applies to all Yandex services that support the selected language.
If Yandex Maps are available in different languages for the domain you selected, you can switch between the domain language and the language you specified in the settings. To do this, see the language switch at bottom of the map.
For example, if your default language is Russian and you open Yandex Maps on the Ukrainian domain (
ua
), theru
/ua
language switch will be displayed at the bottom of the map.
Delete personal data
You can erase your personal data stored in Yandex Maps. You can delete both your commercial and non-commercial information.
To delete your data from Yandex Maps:
- Open Your data on Yandex.
- Under Delete data, click Maps. This opens a list of Yandex geoservices and the types of data stored in them.
- Select a line with the data type:
- To delete the data from your Yandex Maps account, click Account.
The data will be deleted only from your Yandex Maps account. If you need to, you can delete the data from other services.
- To delete reports about places marked incorrectly, errors in organization cards, and inaccuracies in transport schedules, click Problem reports.
Yandex will keep your reports, but you won't be listed as their author.
- To delete all the photos you've published, click Photos.
- Click Delete. If you change your mind, click Cancel.
The data will be deleted from Yandex Maps within 30 calendar days. The photos will be stored in the Yandex internal network for a year. After that, the service may store the authorship information for map-related and other data. For more information, see Delete data.