New Google Maps Updates Helps With Grocery Shopping and Avoiding Holiday Crowds

Isabella James, Tech Times 16 November 2021, 11:11 am

New Google Maps updates have arrived in time for the holiday season. If you are looking for hassle-free holidays, these updates will surely be your new best friend.

Among the new Google Maps updates that have been announced today include a feature that will let you see crowded places, you may want to avoid as well as an easier way to navigate malls and airports.

There are also new food-related features that will be rolled out. These Google Maps features can help you with your grocery shopping as well as finding the right restaurant to eat at.

New Google Maps Updates for Crowded Places

The new Google Maps updates will prove to be very useful now that the holiday rush is just around the corner. The new updates include features that will help you avoid crowded places as well as navigate through busy locations such as airports and malls.

According to a blog post by Google about the new updates, the company announced a feature called Area Busyness. This feature "combines live busyness trends to help you instantly spot when a neighborhood or part of town is near or at its busiest."

You can even view how busy each neighborhood is at a certain time of the day and restaurants, shops, and other interesting places to visit within the location. If you want to avoid the crowds or join the holiday rush, it is up to you.

Malls, airports, and transit stations can get very busy during the holiday season. To help you deal with the holiday craziness in these places, Google has updated the Directory tab to help you find your way around.

The updated Directory tab will now let you "see what types of stores are in a building (like toy stores or jewelry boutiques), airport lounges, car rentals, parking lots and more," according to Google.

New Food-Related Google Maps Updates

Food is a huge part of the holiday season, and the new Google Maps updates can also help you have a hassle-free experience when it comes to shopping for food or finding someplace to eat in.

According to a report by The Verge, Google has expanded the grocery pickup feature of Google Maps. It now includes over 2,000 stores located in 30 states across the country. It will also include Kroger Family stores such as Ralphs, Kroger's, and Fry.

If you're not in the mood to cook your own food during the holiday season, one of the new updates for Google Maps will help you find a restaurant more quickly.

The update will include price ranges and a simpler way for Google Maps to provide users with the restaurant information that they want to know about, such as food delivery options, curbside pickup, and more.

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Written by Isabella James