Guide – How to Change AMAP Default Language to English

For those of us that has overland China before 2025, you would know how precious it was to use AMAP for navigation in China. 

The navigation superapp is one of the best navigation detailed idiot proof step by step instructions that personally I feel is way better than google maps navigation.

Unfortunately it was always only and exclusively in the native Chinese Language. However, even I and many other overlanders which could NOT read a single word in Chinese Language could still figure out the navigation instructions.

2025 and AMAP is now available in ENGLISH.

This guide will show you how to change the language in the app saving you the effort of screenshot every other menu + using google lens to translate and find that elusive Language Button.

Step 1. Open Amap and select the person icon at bottom right

Step 1 

Step 2. Click on Settings Icon that looks like a double Hexagon on the top right

Step 2 

Step 3. Scroll all the way down and select the 6th item counting from the bottom up

Step 3

Step 4. Scroll all the way down and select the 3rd item counting from the bottom up

Step 4

Step 5. Select English and you are all set

Step 5

Disclaimer:

I am no IT specialist nor is this a tutorial blog. Just thought it would be good to share so if it does not work or if there is any technical queries, feel free to drop a comment but I doubt I would be able to answer anything beyond a simple user knowledge.