What that you must know
- Google Maps is testing emoji reactions for photographs in enterprise listings.
- Out there emojis embrace coronary heart, pray, hearth, tongue-out, and a mind-blown possibility.
- Tapping an emoji triggers a small animation, however reactions do not but seem on photographs.
Google Maps appears to be testing a brand new characteristic that lets customers react to photographs in an inventory, just like how one can presently react to messages in Google Messages.
At the moment in Google Maps, if you open an inventory you see the itemizing’s identify, choices like name and instructions on the prime, adopted by photographs. You may swipe by the carousel of photographs and video or search for extra within the Opinions part, however there is no strategy to react or depart suggestions to a picture. Google now appears to be testing that.
On my Pixel 9 Professional, opening an inventory exhibits a brand new “Press and maintain to react” overlay on photographs with reactions above them. Urgent and holding a picture exhibits 5 reactions above it, which embrace coronary heart, pray, hearth, a facet tongue emoji (in all probability to react to a picture of a restaurant), and a mind-blown emoji.
Photograph reactions are coming to Google Maps
Tapping an emoji triggers an animation. For instance, hitting the guts icon exhibits a big-sized coronary heart that swirls throughout the display. Furthermore, if you first depart a response to a picture, a dialog field informs the consumer that these emojis might be shared with Google and proven publicly.
Nonetheless, on my machine, tapping an emoji does nothing to the picture, and there is no strategy to inform if you happen to’ve reacted (except you tap-and-hold it once more), as nothing exhibits up within the UI.
In Google Messages, if you happen to react to a message, the emoji exhibits up beneath it, however emojis do not seem in Google Maps for now. It is also value noting that these are the one 5 emojis out there, and there is no method presently so as to add others.
There is not any official phrase on what the characteristic is supposed to realize, however Google probably sees reactions as a fast strategy to enhance engagement on Maps listings. The characteristic would make it simpler for customers to shortly share suggestions on pictures with out leaving full opinions.
The characteristic would not seem like rolling out broadly simply but, as I may spot it working solely on my Google Pixel 9 Professional and Oppo Discover N5, and never on some other Android gadgets or iPhone. Nonetheless, because the characteristic has been noticed, it seems to be prefer it may roll out anytime quickly.
