Yelp, who? 4 ways Google Maps can help you find your next meal – and order it
Source: ZDNet ·
There’s more to Google Maps’ dining tools than reviews and directions – and a few are worth a look before your next night out.
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Google continues to update Google Maps for uses beyond simple navigation, with AI-powered features that help you find places to eat and even order food. It’s basically been giving you more reasons to not use other apps such as Yelp and instead make Maps your first stop when deciding what’s for dinner. Also: Apple Maps vs. Google Maps: One is much better Now, Google is revealing more ways Maps can help you find a new favorite dining spot, satisfy a late-night craving, or get a better sense of a restaurant before you book a table or head out to eat. In August, Google announced that Ask Maps, its Gemini-powered chat tool, could understand conversational prompts to help you find restaurants with the food you want and place an order via Toast . At the time of the announcement, Toast was the only official named Google partner, but now users can also place orders via Square and Uber Eats . Also: Use Gemini for free? You’ll soon be limited to its weakest AI model Google Maps’ Explore tab can…