Due to the epidemic, Google Maps is also adding new functionalities that enable users and companies to have two-way communication and always have very fresh information about the company's operations. If you don't see the new feature right away, you may have to wait a few days before it appears in your app.
Many of us can no longer imagine life without Google Maps. It replaced the navigation of our cars, and in the daily pace of our lives it is becoming an indispensable tool. At Google, also due to the current corona crisis, they are trying to offer users an even better tool and thus information even more accessible!
Google is introducing a new "source of information", namely community for Google Maps, which the company says will help you stay up-to-date on all the latest happenings in your city, including new restaurant openings and service changes during the epidemic. The feature will be available on the tab "Research" in the app and will collect all the latest reviews, photos and posts submitted to Google Maps by local experts, markets, as well as people you know.
If you follow or are interested in information about a nearby store or restaurant, you will be through this new resource receive updates. If you normally share your food and drink preferences through the app, now you'll see them right next to the feed. For example, those interested in healthy food will see many places serving healthy food highlighted in Google Maps.
According to Google, this feature will helped local businesses to better communicate with their customers. "During early functionality testing during the crown crisis itself, we found that the greatly improved functionality helped companies communicate. So now people looking for a business can see if a local business offers a new service, or has changed opening hours, or if a restaurant has outdoor seating." the company announced.
Google does not explicitly mention the coronavirus pandemic, but it can be seen that the development of this functionality has been greatly accelerated by recent events. With limited support, local businesses in cities around the world have been given a tool to communicate more effectively. In cities like New York, a recent survey by The New York Times found that by the end of the pandemic, about one-third of smaller businesses closed in the city. Also due to insufficient and insufficiently up-to-date information about companies.
The new Google Maps community feed will appear on all devices Android and iOS around the world. That said, if you don't see a new feature right away, you may have to wait a few days before it appears in your app.
