Google Maps has existed from 2005 and since then it has embarked with a number of features. Now, it is not just a mapping purpose application but now can be used to connect with your friends who are also active on Google Maps. Yes, you heard it right, it helps in configuring your Google Map profile along with helping the travellers as well as connecting with friends and family along with a number of other Google Map users. If you are not aware of the same, these are the new networking features that are found in the app. It is more or less similar to social networking sites like Facebook or Snapchat as it helps in making you social than what they have been doing.
Manage Profiles
Now, if you are using it using your smartphone – Android or iOS based device, you can easily do a number of things like editing your profile. All you need to do is to open the Google App on your device and to do the needful. All you need is the review or a photo along with more more things on the map like you do on your Facebook or any other social networking sections. So, just edit the profile and start doing things on your own. You can even edit the photograph with the help of checking the profile along with adding the name, which has been shown to other people along with adding the bio of 200 characters in length.
Get Updates From Local Guides
With your profiles made on Google Maps using its feature, you can get updates from the local guides. The very idea of this feature is that it will help you in connecting with your local experts and market along with checking a number of things like hospitals, gas stations, Banks, ATMs, and restaurants to name a few. Also, following certain profiles on GOogle Maps of the local guide on your device can help you in getting the reviews and ratings you can get with people. If you want to follow anyone in your location, all you need is to check the followers link and tap them to follow the same. Doing it again can unfollow, so everything like in any social media accounts.
Use the News Feed
If you are able to tap on Updates, then you can check Google Maps mobile app and thus would be able to get the news feed of different types. It will help in pulling up different updates from people along with businesses you are going to follow along with adding the updates on the nearby places, which Google Algorithms can think that seems interesting.
Add Ratings and Reviews
With this feature, you can even add reviews and ratings for the different places you visit on Google Maps that can remain for long. It will help your friends and known people for the same. All you need to do is to tap over the place name and then check things you are interested in.
Share Your Location
Lastly, you can always share the locations with your friends and family members and thus avail a number of things with it. Thus you have so many more things to enjoy with Google Maps that can become your ultimate social media account.