How to Blur Your House on Google Maps & Apple Maps

How do you blur your house on Google Street View? Can you blur your house on Apple Maps Look Around, too? Yes! If you want privacy from strangers viewing photos of your property captured by Google Street View cameras, here's how.

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What does it mean when a house is blurred on Google Maps? It means the homeowner used the steps below to request that Google blur the Street View image of their house, license plate, family members, or other private images caught by Google Street View cameras. Want to know how to blur your house on Google Maps and Apple Maps? Read on! For more great map tutorials, check out our free Tip of the Day. 

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How to Blur Your House on Google Maps

You can blur your house on Google Maps Street View on an iPhone, iPad, Mac, or PC, but it's easiest to accomplish on a Mac or PC. Here's how to improve your privacy by getting your house blurred in the Street View on Google Maps. 

1. Navigate to maps.google.com. 
2. Enter your home address in the Search field at the top-left of the screen.
   
   
    
3. Click the Compass icon to turn the view left or right, the Plus and Minus icons to zoom in or out, and click on different areas of the image to move backward or forward. 
   
   
    
4. Click the highlighted street view option that faces your house.
   
   
    
5. Click the Street View icon.
   
   
    
6. Click Report A Problem in the bottom-right corner.
   
   
    
7. Drag and drop the red box if it's not surrounding the area you want to blur.
8. Click one or more of the options under Request blurring and enter an explanation.
9. Enter your email address, click the reCAPTCHA verification, and click Submit. 
   
   

How to Blur Your House on Apple Maps

It's a lot easier to blur your house on Apple Maps; all you have to do is email Apple and request that your house, license plate, face, or other personal details be blurred in the Apple Map version of Street View, Look Around.