Google is finally rolling out local search features previewed earlier this year, including the ability to search your surroundings with your phone’s camera.
At Google’s Search On virtual conference in September, Google buzzed people about its revolutionary updates to local search.
Google previewed an option to search for restaurants by cuisine and a new search feature built into Google Maps Live View.
These updates and more are now available. Here’s an overview of the local search updates released today:
Updates to Google Local Search
Search in live view
Starting next week, search with Google Maps Live View will be rolling out to Android and iOS in London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, San Francisco, and Tokyo.
Screenshot: blog.google/products/maps/new-maps-updates-to-help-you-make-the-most-of-the-holidays/, November 2022.Searching in Live View uses your phone’s camera to find information about your surroundings. Find out if a business is open, how busy it is, price range, and star rating.
Find restaurants by cuisine
There are two new ways to find restaurants in your area.
Find restaurants that serve a particular dish by typing manually or visually with Google Lens.
Screenshot: blog.google/products/search/searching-for-holiday-meals/, November 2022.
Screenshot: blog.google/products/search/searching-for-holiday-meals/, November 2022.Google’s Multisearch Near Me launches today in the US in English. Use Lens in the Google app to take a photo, screenshot a dish, or add the word ‘nearby’ to quickly find a place. They sell them near me.
Find an electric vehicle quick charging station
Google is adding filters to its search for electric vehicle charging stations to make it easier to find fast chargers.
Screenshot: blog.google/products/maps/new-maps-updates-to-help-you-make-the-most-of-the-holidays/, November 2022.Search for “EV charging stations” and select the “Fast charge” filter. Stations with chargers of 50kW or higher are displayed.
You can also filter stations that offer EV plug types in more countries.
These features are currently available for Android and iOS in countries where EV charging stations are available.
Find wheelchair accessible locations in more countries
The ability to search Google for places without wheelchair accessible stairs is now available worldwide.
in the Google Maps app[アクセシブルな場所]With the setting turned on, you’ll see a wheelchair icon on your business profile if you have an accessible entrance.
Locations that are not wheelchair accessible will display the same icon with a strikethrough.
sauce: Google
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