Emojis come to stay in Google Maps feature
In a post from Twitter/X Google has released a surprise new emoji update to Google Maps.
NEW UPDATE: now you can customize your saved places with emojis to help you find your fav spots faster 🌮☕️🍦🍔
which emoji are you most excited to map with? 👀 pic.twitter.com/Fc3ePRGABM
— Google Maps (@googlemaps) September 6, 2023
Now it is possible to place emoji on your maps highlighting the places that are important or relevant to you.
here’s how to add emojis to your map: pic.twitter.com/GMhNdanavx
— Google Maps (@googlemaps) September 6, 2023
The video shows a short tutorial on the ways to add these emojis to your maps. Highlighting your favourite spot on Google Maps with emoji is easy! It is as simple as being able to click into your favourite coffee shop, select save and add it to your desired listings.
However, as user Justin points out in the replies. That only works when the maps are very zoomed into a place. Otherwise, the maps only show the usual markers of stars that show an important place, and with no distinction between them. Giving the map a far more cluttered view than it needs to be.
But show us how it looks zoomed out. Currently, pins stay uselessly large, often completely obscuring the map as you zoom out. Pins should shrink, or condense, or lighten, or become simple dots. Or let us toggle them off. Look at this mess trying to view NYC pic.twitter.com/fFrNcxI5Lj
— Justin (@justinlamour) September 7, 2023
What do you think? Is this something that you think you’ll get a lot of use out of? Personally, I don’t think it’s something for me. Any cities I go to regularly I already know where my favourite spots already are so I don’t need to be marking them specifically out! What are other use cases that you can think of?