Can You Edit a Google Review? How to Change or Delete Yours
Left a review you'd like to change? You can edit, update or delete any review you've written, at any time. Here's exactly how — on mobile and desktop.
Maybe you fired off a one-star review in a bad moment, gave the wrong business five stars, or the company you complained about has since put things right. Whatever the reason, the question is the same: can you edit a Google review you've already posted?
The short answer is yes. Any review you've written is yours, and you can change, update or delete it whenever you like — there's no time limit and you don't need anyone's permission. This guide covers how to edit a Google review on your phone and on a computer, how editing affects the business's rating, and what to do if you can't find the review you left.
You can freely edit or delete reviews you wrote yourself. You cannot edit or remove a review left by someone else. If you're a business owner dealing with someone else's review, that's a different process — see our guide on how to remove a Google review.
Yes — you can edit or delete your review anytime
Google treats the reviews you write as content you own. As long as you're signed in to the same Google account you used to post it, you can rewrite the text, change the star rating, swap or remove photos, or delete the review entirely. Edited reviews replace the original — Google doesn't keep your old version on public display, and the new one simply takes its place.
How to edit a Google review on your phone
The easiest way to find your reviews on a mobile device is through your profile in the Google Maps app. The same path works whether you want to update the wording or delete the review outright.
- Open the Google Maps app and make sure you're signed in to the account you used to leave the review.
- Tap your profile picture in the top-right corner.
- Tap Your contributions (sometimes shown as "Your profile"), then open the Reviews tab.
- Find the review you want to change and tap the three-dot menu next to it.
- Choose Edit review to change the stars or text, or Delete review to remove it completely.
- Make your changes and tap Post to save the updated review.
How to edit a Google review on desktop
The steps on a computer mirror the mobile flow — you're just working in a browser instead of the app.
- Go to google.com/maps and confirm you're signed in to the right account.
- Click the menu (the three horizontal lines) in the top-left, then choose Your contributions.
- Open the Reviews section and locate the review you want to update.
- Click the three-dot menu beside the review and select Edit review or Delete review.
- Adjust the rating, rewrite the text, then save your changes.
Whether you want to soften your wording, bump the stars up, or take a review down entirely, it's all behind that same three-dot menu under Your contributions → Reviews. There's no separate process for deleting.
How editing your review affects the business's rating
When you change your star rating, the business's average score recalculates to include your new rating instead of the old one. If you delete the review entirely, it's removed from the average altogether — so a deleted one-star review will nudge a small business's overall score back up, while a deleted five-star review will pull it down slightly. The effect is bigger for businesses with only a handful of reviews and barely noticeable for those with hundreds.
Edits and deletions usually appear quickly, but the public average can take a little time to refresh. If your change doesn't show straight away, give it a few hours before assuming something went wrong.
When it's worth updating a review
Editing isn't just for fixing mistakes — a thoughtful update can be genuinely useful to other shoppers. Good reasons to revisit a review include:
- The business fixed the problem. If you complained and they made it right, updating the review to reflect that is fair and helps both sides.
- Your experience changed over time. A great first visit followed by poor service (or vice versa) is worth noting.
- You got the details wrong. Correcting a factual error keeps your review credible.
- You reviewed the wrong business. It happens — delete it and post on the correct profile instead.
If you're updating because a business won you back over, raising the stars is more constructive than deleting the review entirely. A revised review that says "they sorted this out brilliantly" reassures future customers in a way a blank space never could.
Editing your review vs removing someone else's
It's worth being clear on the difference, because the two get mixed up constantly. Editing or deleting your own review is instant and entirely within your control. Getting someone else's review taken down is a separate matter — you can only report it to Google and hope it's found to break the rules, which often it doesn't. If you're a business owner facing an unfair or fake review, our guide on how to remove a Google review explains what Google will and won't take down.
What to do if you can't find your review
If a review you posted has vanished from Your contributions, it's almost always one of these:
- You're signed in to the wrong account. The most common culprit by far. Check whether you have a second Google account (a personal and a work one, for example) and sign in to the one you used at the time.
- The review was filtered or removed. Google sometimes removes reviews it judges to break its policies, which can happen automatically.
- The business profile changed. If the listing was merged, moved, or deleted, your review may have been affected.
If you simply want to write a fresh one instead, our step-by-step on how to leave a Google review walks through the whole process from scratch.
Frequently asked questions
Can you edit a Google review after posting it?
Yes. There's no deadline — you can edit a Google review minutes or years after posting it, as long as you sign in with the account that wrote it. Just go to Your contributions, open Reviews, and use the three-dot menu to edit or delete.
How do I delete my Google review?
Open Google Maps, tap your profile picture, go to Your contributions and then Reviews, find the review, tap the three-dot menu and choose Delete review. The same option appears on desktop under the Maps menu.
Will the business know I changed my review?
There's no special alert telling a business you edited a review, but owners can see their reviews and the current text and rating. Any reply they left to your original review stays attached, so they may notice if your wording or stars have changed.
Can I change a Google review from one star to five stars?
Yes. Editing lets you change the star rating to anything you like, and the business's average updates to reflect the new score. This is the cleanest way to update a review after a company has resolved your complaint.
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