Our friends over at AndroidPolice put together a hand description of how to "Manually Assign Any Coordinates As Your Home Or Work Address In Google Maps And Google Now"
"It technically still isn't, but there's a workaround in Google Maps. Version 9.12 of Maps added the option to custom name places, which incidentally accepts "home" and "work" as possible labels. Here's how to do it:
"It technically still isn't, but there's a workaround in Google Maps. Version 9.12 of Maps added the option to custom name places, which incidentally accepts "home" and "work" as possible labels. Here's how to do it:
- Regardless of what data Google Now has saved for your places, head to Google Maps. Look for the location you want to assign as your home/work, and tap and hold to drop a red pin on it.
- Pull up the "Dropped Pin" information card that shows up and tap on the overflow menu (3 dots) in the upper right side of the screen.
- Choose "Add label."
- Type "home" or "work," and choose the specific label that shows up with a house or a suitcase and a "set your home/work address" tagline.
- Confirm that you want to update your address across Google, Google Now, and Google Search."
