Google Maps gets a search widget

At its Search On 2021 conference, the American Google introduced several new products, which also concern the services and Maps application. For example, local authorities in some selected regions will receive information on where it would be appropriate, with regard to the environment and health, to plant more trees. In areas where forest fires are a problem, Google Maps will introduce a special layer of information. But what will be most interesting for ordinary users is definitely new search widget.

In version 11.0.1 XDA Developers managed to find traces of the planned expansion, which it can offer not only on the phone’s desktop classic search bar, but also abbreviations for four types of POI were not points of interest. There are even sample images in the Google Maps code, so even though the new widget is not yet officially executable, we know how it looks. Both for iOS and Android.

What makes such a widget useful? Of course, mainly in that to find a specific place already it will not be necessary to run the application itself first. Desktop widgets have generally received more attention in Android and Google in recent months.

How many times a week are you looking for something on Google Maps?

Zdroj: XDA