# QuickMap

> Real-time California map of current traffic conditions.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/gov.caltrans.quickmap](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gov.caltrans.quickmap)

## Overview

- **ID:** `gov.caltrans.quickmap`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** California Department of Transportation
- **Category:** MAPS\_AND\_NAVIGATION
- **Downloads:** 425,069
- **Rating:** 3.42 / 5 (699 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.4.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-04
- **First published:** 2016-08-08
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 7.03 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.caltrans.quickmap)
- **Website:** [http://www.quickmap.dot.ca.gov](http://www.quickmap.dot.ca.gov/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/privacy-policy-mobile.html](https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/privacy-policy-mobile.html)

## Description

QuickMap is a Chrome extension delivering real-time traffic information directly from Caltrans, tailored for California drivers. It features an interactive map displaying freeway speeds, traffic camera snapshots, lane closures, CHP incidents, changeable message signs, chain controls, snow plows, roadside rest areas, border wait times, park & ride lots, truck weigh stations, escape ramps, and more. Users can customize which traffic elements to display, zoom to any California location, and view detailed information by clicking map icons.

Traffic data refreshes every few minutes to keep users up-to-date. The extension also offers optional Geotargeted Notifications that alert users of nearby road closures via push notifications. QuickMap's user-friendly interface ensures efficient navigation through California's highways, enhancing travel planning and safety.

## Rankings

- #109,050 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `gov.caltrans.quickmap.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

QuickMap is praised for strong driving-usefulness, with easy route planning, traffic updates, and road-closure awareness, plus highway cameras and driver-friendly features. However, recurring reliability problems—unreliable live data, broken UI links, inconsistent camera updates, noise from notifications, and regional limitations—undermine its value. Overall it’s a helpful tool when it works, especially for professional drivers, but consistency and data freshness are the main areas needing improvement.

### Pros

- Extremely useful for drivers' trip planning with traffic, routing options, and toll estimates.
- Provides timely traffic updates and road closure information, helping users avoid delays.
- Highway cameras along routes are a valuable feature for real-time situational awareness (when updated).
- Easy-to-use interface that makes it quick to check area traffic and plan moves.
- Particularly helpful for professional drivers (truckers, Uber), who rely on route planning and traffic data.

### Cons

- Unreliable live traffic data and incident details; maps often fail to load or show outdated information.
- UI/UX issues such as details links breaking after updates and descriptions not displaying fully.
- Camera feeds and other live data are not consistently updated, reducing usefulness.
- Push notifications are too noisy without options to customize; excessive alerts.
- Limited regional support (e.g., Canada not supported) and ongoing outages/reliability problems.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gov.caltrans.quickmap)