Google Maps not showing map on Watch 4 classic

[userJKJsjK2BoA]

When I open Google Maps on my watch it does not display map. It simply shows a blank screen with grid marks. It will provide written directions but no graphical map. Suggestions? Thanks

[LongHiker]

@userJKJsjK2BoA 

"It simply shows a blank screen with grid marks."

Mine does that when I first open Maps but then shows the map after getting the map info. I'm assuming it gets the map info from the phone. 

"It will provide written directions but no graphical map. Suggestions?"

Try this when you are seeing the directions on your watch, scroll the screen up and you should see a "Show route". Click that and it will show your route on a map. 

What phone is your watch paired to? 

[userJKJsjK2BoA]

Thanks for responding. When I try that it says loading route but never loads it. I gave it directions to somewhere a half-mile from here thinking it was just going to take a while but it never loaded. It shows up on my phone but never gets transferred to the watch

[Home_in_BKK]

Is your location ON on the watch?

[userJKJsjK2BoA]

It was, but not for Maps! Thanks for fixing!

[Cosmic730]

Could you please clarify this for me? When you say location wasn't set up for maps, where is this? I'm having the same problems with the black screen with grid lines and not loading the route. Would appreciate the help. Thanks

[Home_in_BKK · Accepted solution]

On the watch settings:  settings > Privacy > Permission manager > Location.  look for Map and check "allow all the time" or "allow only while in use".