That explains why I
- Can't search for and get a direct link to the maps + position
- The toolbar of services missing maps entirely.
For all the things the EU does...What a stupid decision.
this post was submitted on 05 Jan 2025
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Didn't even notice. Well done EU.
It is also a pain in the arse for a normal user. When I search for a local plumber, instead of typing my query into the address bar, I need to go to maps.google.com first, and search there. These days, half of my searches are for businesses (the other half for spelling or correct usage of a difficult word), and all those searches now need to be made directly on the map page.
You can reactivate the map integration in your Google account settings. Something called "Linked Google services", check "maps".
For a user who never uses maps or a user who always uses maps, this has no effect.
It's for those who use both integrated, but thats pretty rare nowdays. Much easier to ask maps "restaurants near me, plumbers open near me" than having to watch gemini type something out and "rate your plumber" forums, or worse aggregated yelp links.
Nobody will be affected by this, except maybe our data to be harder to mismanage. The headline is stupid.
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Talk about hyperbole...
Google Maps is over!
No, the integration in the search results when searching the web might be gone, but you can still go to https://maps.google.com/ and find what you need.
This is not a significant shift with how we are interacting with Google, it is a minor change.
Calm down.
It's cumbersome to change habits if you just wanna search for X but can't have the shortcut to the location in the results.
Now I need to double search.
I agree, it is a slight annoyance, but that is all it is.
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Sell your Google stocks now. This is the nail in the coffin!
A hyperbole would be to make a point, an intentional exaggeration for emphasis or generalization.
This is just a lie.
Holy shit! Top comment right there! I read the headline and thought "Geez, that's going to leave a massive hole in the maps market. There is no clear runner to fill that role. That probably means we'll see a few years of innovations as competitors try their best to come up with that new killer feature that makes their maps the best."
No.
None of that. Google.com will just act slightly different on their search pages.
I've had Google Maps added as a search option for years. Because I use Qwant for search, and the maps functionality in Qwant sucks.
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"Over" my ass...
Pics or it didn’t happen
EU working as intended
Yes I read this only as good news. You'd have to be pretty thick for this to be a major issue for you.
Is this a big deal? I realize I have a skewed view because I dropped Google search ages ago, but... when I need maps results I go to a maps app, I never really relied on the search bar for that, even when I did use Google search.