For most phone repair shop profiles the best primary category is Mobile phone repair shop — use it when: phone repairs. Choose Cell phone store instead if phone sales. For shops, the primary category should match what most shelf space and sales are for. Brands and product lines go in products and photos, not categories.
Open the free tool for a phone repair shop → tick what you really offer and get a copy-ready setup sheet
Primary category
- Mobile phone repair shop — Phone repairs who else uses it
- Cell phone store — Phone sales
Secondary (additional) categories
Add one only if the condition is genuinely true at this location. Fewer, accurate categories beat a full list of nine.
- Computer repair service — only if: computer repairs who else uses it
- Electronics repair shop — only if: tablet repairs
- Cell phone accessory store — only if: phone accessories
Categories to avoid
These are often added to phone repair shop profiles but usually describe a different or broader business:
- Electronics store (unless broad range)
Don't use a carrier/brand name in your business name unless you're an authorised store.
Address or service area?
Usually a storefront: show the full address exactly as it appears on your signage, and keep it identical on Google, Apple Business Connect, Bing Places and your website. Service-area vs storefront rules.
Starter services to add
Categories say what you are; services say what you do. Good first entries:
- Screen replacement
- Battery replacement
- Water damage repair
Check before you change anything
Search “phone repair” on Google Maps in your own area, open the top few profiles and note their primary category (shown under the business name). Use what's common as a sanity check, not a template — your categories must describe your business. Ready to switch? How to change your category safely.
Profile problems?
Suspended, stuck in verification, or not showing on Maps? See the free fix guides: suspended profile · verification failed · not on Maps · name rules.