Google Maps asks users to review places they visit; TripAdvisor, Yelp raise concerns
5 years, 1 month ago

Google Maps asks users to review places they visit; TripAdvisor, Yelp raise concerns

Firstpost  

The new look of Google Maps introduces a ‘Contribute’ tab to a menu at the bottom of the service’s mobile app. Alphabet Inc’s Google Maps on Thursday launched a redesign that prominently solicits users’ reviews and photos of places they visit, seeking to increase its data in a field led by local search apps such as Zomato, TripAdvisor and Yelp. The new look, which coincides with Google Maps’ 15th birthday, introduces a “Contribute” tab to a menu at the bottom of the service’s mobile app, Google said in a blog post. Google’s “maps redesign efforts is something antitrust enforcers should scrutinise closely,” TripAdvisor said in a statement.

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Google Maps Embraces AI: A New Era of Navigation and Entertainment
5 months ago

Google Maps Embraces AI: A New Era of Navigation and Entertainment

Associated Press  

Google Maps is introducing AI features to its digital maps service, Gemini, which will allow users to explore and navigate the world around them in a more immersive way. The new features include conversational tips on things to do around specific spots, detailed imagery, and the ability to ask questions about specific destinations and receive answers instantly.

Looking for new activities? Google wants you to turn to its navigation app
5 months ago

Looking for new activities? Google wants you to turn to its navigation app

LA Times  

Search giant Google wants people to use its navigation app for more than just finding directions and avoiding traffic. With 2 billion people using Google Maps every month, the company envisions people also will turn to the navigation app for inspiration, executives said at a media event at the company’s Street View Garage in Palo Alto on Wednesday. Miriam Daniel, …

Google Maps Now Uses Generative AI Power To Find You Places To Eat: Details Here
1 year, 1 month ago

Google Maps Now Uses Generative AI Power To Find You Places To Eat: Details Here

News 18  

Google has been one of the pioneers in the generative AI space, alongside rivals like OpenAI and Meta. After losing the first-mover advantage to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google has been striving to establish a solid foundation by launching a myriad of generative AI tools—whether it be its chatbot, Bard, its Gemini Nano-powered Pixel features, or even the Imagen 2 model for …

Google Maps' latest redesign gives it a more Apple Maps-like look and feel
1 year, 6 months ago

Google Maps' latest redesign gives it a more Apple Maps-like look and feel

India TV News  

The recent redesign of Google Maps does make it look a lot more like Apple Maps. The most noticeable changes are the new color scheme, which uses gray streets and teal blue water bodies, and the shorter bottom bar, which lacks Material You's dynamic theming. Some people have criticised the new Google Maps design, saying that it is too similar …

Google Adds More Tools For COVID-19 Travel Advisories in Search and Maps, New Explore Tab & More
3 years, 11 months ago

Google Adds More Tools For COVID-19 Travel Advisories in Search and Maps, New Explore Tab & More

News 18  

Mountain View, California-based giant Google has added new tools to its search engine that shows users COVID-19 related advisories for their destination. Google, in a blog post, said that there has been an increase in search queries like “travel restrictions” and “where to travel” and that the Explore tool has also got its own tab on Google.com/travel and it has …

Google Maps Introduces Community Feeds To Help Users Discover What's Happening Near Them
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Maps Introduces Community Feeds To Help Users Discover What's Happening Near Them

News 18  

Google Maps is a useful application if someone wants to find popular places like restaurants, businesses, known spots, and more around them and further navigate themselves to the respective places. The community feed will show up on the ‘Explore’ tab on the Google Maps app and will show users updates for popular places they follow on Maps. In its announcement, …

Google Maps gets COVID-19 features, updates: Users to receive live crowdedness info globally
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Maps gets COVID-19 features, updates: Users to receive live crowdedness info globally

Firstpost  

Maps has supposedly got 200 new features from the onset of the pandemic to help users better adjust to the new normal. Google Maps is getting new updates to deliver more extensive COVID-19 updates as the holiday season approaches and many regions have seen the second wave of corona cases. To help users travelling to a new place, Maps will …

Google Maps redesign to get more detailed and colourful
4 years, 7 months ago

Google Maps redesign to get more detailed and colourful

India Today  

Google Maps is getting a redesign that will detail in the street features and help distinguish between natural features in the environment, whether they’re mountainous ice caps, deserts, beaches, or dense forests. “We’re rolling out new visual improvements that bring even more detail and granularity to the map, making it easier to understand what an area looks like whether you’re …

Google Maps to provide real-time crowd information for public transit
4 years, 9 months ago

Google Maps to provide real-time crowd information for public transit

Op India  

COVID-19 has completely changed the way we think, relate and behave around people. Amid the ongoing pandemic, internet giant Google has come up with a new update in the Maps app that will provide real-time data related to the coronavirus pandemic. The latest version of Google Maps on both Android and iOS will help the users to stay informed about …

How to write reviews and add ratings of places on Google maps from iPhone
4 years, 9 months ago

How to write reviews and add ratings of places on Google maps from iPhone

India Today  

Google Maps is a web mapping service for real-time traffic conditions, and route planning for travelling by foot, car, bicycle or public transportation. It is very easy to rate a place on Google Maps or write about it through your iPhone. Follow these instructions to rate or review a place on Google Maps. What others will see Here is some …

Google Maps to alert users about Covid-19 travel restrictions
4 years, 9 months ago

Google Maps to alert users about Covid-19 travel restrictions

Live Mint  

Google is adding features on its Maps service to alert users about COVID-19-related travel restrictions to help them plan their trips better, the Alphabet Inc unit said on Monday. The update would allow users to check how crowded a train station might be at a particular time, or if buses on a certain route are running on a limited schedule, …

Opinion | Google Maps is easing travel but ruining the journey
5 years, 1 month ago

Opinion | Google Maps is easing travel but ruining the journey

Live Mint  

Here’s a simple solution to stop nations battling over border disputes: Accept Google Maps, the world’s most-commonly used navigation tool that began life as a C++ desktop program in 2003 at a Sydney-based startup, Where 2 Technologies, as the final arbitrator of national boundaries. A recent report in The Washington Post says that Google and other mapmakers ensure the world’s …

Google Maps will now show trending spots near you. How to access
5 years, 1 month ago

Google Maps will now show trending spots near you. How to access

Live Mint  

Google Maps is turning 15 this year and with that, Google has announced a slight redesign of the app and added new features to one of its most used popular apps across the globe. Here's a lowdown on the various new and upgraded features as Google celebrates 15 years of Google Maps: -Explore tab: The Explore Tab ffers reviews and …

Google Maps adds new features for Indian users: Deals, discounts at restaurants
5 years, 8 months ago

Google Maps adds new features for Indian users: Deals, discounts at restaurants

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Google Maps today introduced three new features for Indian users to help them discover local experiences and get recommendations that are personalised for better dining experience, including an "Offers" section to help users find deals and claim them at restaurants in 11 cities. Starting from today, Google Maps users will get exclusive access to EazyDiner Prime offers for …

Google Maps to now give Indian users dining offers
5 years, 8 months ago

Google Maps to now give Indian users dining offers

India TV News  

Google Maps on Thursday introduced three new features for Indian users to help them discover local experiences and get recommendations that are personalised for better dining experience, including an "Offers" section to help users find deals and claim them at restaurants in 11 cities. To reflect this, we have a redesigned, India-focused Explore tab, the For You feature, and dining …

Google Maps soon to show crowdsourced menu pictures of most popular dishes across restaurants
5 years, 10 months ago

Google Maps soon to show crowdsourced menu pictures of most popular dishes across restaurants

India TV News  

Google Maps has taken yet another step towards making Maps your go-to app for restaurant recommendations. The app is now testing a new feature that will show ‘popular dishes' at some restaurants, using images that are crowd-sourced. Spotted by 9to5 Google, the mapping service already offers a Menu tab, but a new 'Popular Dishes' feature within it will show you …

Google allows users to share their locations in mapping app
8 years ago

Google allows users to share their locations in mapping app

Live Mint  

Alphabet Inc’s Google announced on Wednesday that it will revamp its popular maps app to allow users to share their locations, in order to boost engagement on a product of increasing strategic importance to the search giant. Within the next week, users worldwide will be able to share where they are in real time on devices running both Google’s Android …

Google Maps Just Made It Easier To Figure Out Where You're Going
8 years, 8 months ago

Google Maps Just Made It Easier To Figure Out Where You're Going

Huff Post  

If you use Google Maps for directions, you’ll probably dig the app’s new update. “The result is a cleaner look that makes it easier to see helpful and actionable information like traffic and transit,” Google said in a blog post about the update. Google’s also added a new “areas of interest” feature that will help you identify cool things around …

Google Maps’ latest update has add-on feature for Indian users
9 years, 1 month ago

Google Maps’ latest update has add-on feature for Indian users

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Google Inc. on Monday released a new update for Google Maps, which allows users in India to make quick pit stops and add detours in navigation mode. The add-on feature is aimed at enabling users to search for places like gas stations, restaurants and grocery stores among other things along their route on Google Maps while in the …

Google expands its Local Guides program by giving away prizes for Google Maps reviews
9 years, 4 months ago

Google expands its Local Guides program by giving away prizes for Google Maps reviews

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Google is offering bonuses like entry to exclusive competitions, early access to new …

Google Popular Times: new Maps tool gathers location data to help people beat queues
9 years, 8 months ago

Google Popular Times: new Maps tool gathers location data to help people beat queues

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Google’s Popular Times tool scans through location data to find when phones most often tend to visit …

Google Maps for Android and iOS now gets Material Design
10 years, 4 months ago

Google Maps for Android and iOS now gets Material Design

Firstpost  

Google has redesigned its popular Maps app for Android and iOS. Google claims ‘with Google Maps new material feel, layers and buttons come to life so you know just where to touch to get directions, recommendations and imagery’. “Travellers deciding whether they should take an Uber or brave the frosty winds can now see estimates for Uber’s pickup time and …

New Google Maps rolling out to all users worldwide
11 years, 1 month ago

New Google Maps rolling out to all users worldwide

Firstpost  

Google is all set to roll out the new Google Maps to all users now. The new Maps experience which was unveiled during Google I/O last May had been in preview mode for this long and is now set to be rolled out worldwide in the coming weeks. In a post on the Google Latlong blog, Brian McClendon, VP of …

Google Maps iOS and Android apps now feature Waze data on accidents
11 years, 7 months ago

Google Maps iOS and Android apps now feature Waze data on accidents

Firstpost  

A nifty update is here for those who use the Google Maps application on their Android and iOS devices. Brian McClendon, VP, Google Maps, has confirmed in a post that the teams at Google Maps and Waze have joined hands to make it simpler for users of both platforms to navigate through their life. Now when Waze users report about …

Google I/O 2013: Google Maps gets a slick new interface
11 years, 10 months ago

Google I/O 2013: Google Maps gets a slick new interface

Firstpost  

At its I/O conference, Google announced a series of updates for Google Maps. The new Google Maps as its being called will be rolled out in a slow phase and is currently available on invite. To get an invite to the new Google Maps, Some of the features include: A customised map for users: Each click will draw new maps …

Google I/O 2013: Google Maps gets a slick new interface
11 years, 10 months ago

Google I/O 2013: Google Maps gets a slick new interface

Firstpost  

At its I/O conference, Google announced a series of updates for Google Maps. The new Google Maps as its being called will be rolled out in a slow phase and is currently available on invite. To get an invite to the new Google Maps, Some of the features include: A customised map for users: Each click will draw new maps …

Regular updates bring more features to Apple's Maps – Firstpost
12 years ago

Regular updates bring more features to Apple's Maps – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Apple’s decision to replace Google Maps and using its own Maps app has been met with almost universal criticism and the company seems to be taking the Apple’s decision to replace Google Maps and use its own Maps app has been met with almost universal criticism and the company seems to be taking the complaints to heart. Has been improved …

Registrations open for Google's Mapathon 2013 – Firstpost
12 years, 1 month ago

Registrations open for Google's Mapathon 2013 – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Google’s got something interesting up for its users in India - it calls it Mapathon 2013. In an official blog post, Google’s Jayanth Mysore, Google’s got something interesting for its users in India - Mapathon 2013. Mysore explains that Mapathon 2013 stems from Google’s initiative towards creating better maps for India, for which they’ll need everyone’s help. All Google Maps …

Apple in talks with Foursquare for maps data-sharing
12 years, 3 months ago

Apple in talks with Foursquare for maps data-sharing

Firstpost  

Looks like the alarm bells have started ringing at Apple following the tremendous debut Google Maps made on the iOS App Store. Apple is said to be in talks Foursquare… Looks like the alarm bells have started ringing at Apple following the tremendous debut Google Maps made on the iOS App Store. Apple’s Senior Vice President Eddy Cue is said …

Google Maps races to top spot in free iPhone apps
12 years, 3 months ago

Google Maps races to top spot in free iPhone apps

Firstpost  

It has been just a day since Google launched Google Maps for the iPhone and it already features at the top spot in the free apps for the iPhone. This shows how It has been just a day since Google launched Google Maps for the iPhone and it already features at the top spot in the free apps for the …

Google Maps for iOS may be nearing completion
12 years, 4 months ago

Google Maps for iOS may be nearing completion

Firstpost  

Rumblings in the past have indicated that Google was making a dedicated app for the iOS platform. A report by Cnet now claims that Google is putting the finishing touches on its iOS Maps app ahead of submitting it to Apple. That very same feature was said to be one of the main sticking points in negotiations between the two …

Apple Mapocalypse Sends iOS 6 Users Into a Tizzy, Riverbank
12 years, 6 months ago

Apple Mapocalypse Sends iOS 6 Users Into a Tizzy, Riverbank

Wired  

Updated 5:15 PM PST with comment from Apple. "The maps for my hometown in iOS 6 are not only extremely ugly but not a singular business has a correct location as far as I can see," Apple forum member björnfrommalmö posted Wednesday. "iOS 6 Maps" and "Google Maps" began trending on Twitter Thursday, and a popular Tumblr emerged to provide …

Google launches Navigation in MENA countries
12 years, 6 months ago

Google launches Navigation in MENA countries

Firstpost  

Google has been rolling out a lot of updates to its Maps app on Android. Google Maps Navigation, an Internet-connected GPS navigation system, offers users turn-by-turn voice-guided driving directions and it has been a free feature of Google Maps for mobile on smartphones running Android version 2.2 or later. As part of the Google Maps for mobile application, Google Maps …

Google deploying planes over cities for 3D maps
12 years, 9 months ago

Google deploying planes over cities for 3D maps

Firstpost  

Google Inc is deploying a fleet of small, camera-equipped airplanes above several cities, the Internet search company’s latest step in its ambitious … Google Inc is deploying a fleet of small, camera-equipped airplanes above several cities, the Internet search company’s latest step in its ambitious and sometimes controversial plan to create a digital map of the world. Google plans to …

Apple on route to challenge Google with map app
12 years, 9 months ago

Apple on route to challenge Google with map app

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Apple is plotting to dump Google as the default maps application on its …

Android gets Google Maps Update
13 years, 10 months ago

Android gets Google Maps Update

Firstpost  

Google have recently announced an update to their location aware mobile app, Google Maps. In the updated version – Google Maps 5.5, Google has added check-in and rate and review buttons to its Place pages. Now able to edit home or office location with Google Maps 5.5 In a blog post by Google, the features of Google Maps 5.5 are …

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