Google Maps for iOS Gets For You tab for More Personalized Recommendations

iOS devices shall soon be receiving an added personalised  feature for the Google's navigation app - Maps. At the company's I/O Developer conference help in the month of May, 2018 , the company released a slew of new functionalities that are made to people using Google Maps to get more information about what is happening around them, follow local businesses around them, and to get updates pertaining events and promotional offers.

Apart from this, users will also get customised suggestions regarding places to go to, dine at, and much more. A number of these features are already available in the For You tab. The For You option was added in the refurbished Google Maps app that was rolled out for Android in June this year.

The new update which has been rolled out is packed with exciting features. According to the tech giant, this new revamped tab can be accessed in over 130 countries on the Android version. iOS users living in more than forty countries can also use this feature. When one taps on the For You tab in Google Maps, they will get several suggestions along with recommendations differing from places to eat at and places to visit the things they should try.

Google Maps app will base the recommendations and suggestions on your preferences and likings that are plucked from your Google Maps usage. For instance, it may be the details pertaining to the sort of businesses you search and follow on Google Maps.

The updated tab shall allow iPhone and iPad owners to organize their trips by recommending places to visit and spots they should see before they embark on the journey. If you wish to get improved recommendations in Google Maps, just start following the businesses that you are a fan of and places that you usually go to. This way, the suggestions will become more personalized.

The newly added feature is a part of the bigger update of the navigation and maps application. This is a result of the company's attempt to content against Facebook concerning providing tailored suggestions as well as reaching out to the target customers via adverts for getting featured in the users' recommendations.

Not that long ago, the company released the Follow feature for Google Maps. This featured allowed users to keep an eye on businesses. A month ago, the Google My Business app was rolled out for businesspersons to help them create and post stuff to their business's profile on the platform.


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