Google’s ‘Live View’ Maps feature has been available in a number of countries for some time now, allowing users to pick up their smartphones and see directions posted on streets and buildings. home of the city using augmented reality. Around September this year, Google announced search capabilities with Live View that added a visual corner to search. Among the many new accessibility, beauty, and shopping features now added to search, Google is finally getting ready to roll out augmented reality search to select cities.
Follow it advance notice, Google will now begin rolling out search with Live View in London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, San Francisco, and Tokyo. This feature allows users to pick up their smartphone (like when they are using a camera) and see not only directions, but also landmarks and the locations of buildings and businesses around them. while rotating the smartphone, making it easier to find facilities in augmented reality instead of following directions on a flat map in their smartphone. Features, according to Google, which also allows users to find and detect places not in their direct line of sight. Google also includes relevant information about facilities such as times, crowds, and prices in its Live View AR markers.
While Live View search is currently limited to a few cities, Google has also improved and added features for searching.
People who use Maps to find charging stations can now also add a “fast charge” filter to their searches to find stations with faster chargers. In some countries, electric vehicle owners can also enter their car charger type to see only compatible charging stations in their search results.
The ability to find wheelchair accessible locations or facilities, previously only available in select countries, is now globally available, on both Android and iOS. Users simply turn on the “Places accessible” setting in Google Maps, then look for the wheelchair icon on the business’s profile to see if the business has wheelchair access. Searching for a specific dish is also a lot easier. Users just need to type the name of the dish in a Maps search and the results will show the restaurants that serve them.
Google is also more a new AR-powered shopping and beauty feature that lets users find the exact cosmetic foundation they’re looking for. Maps currently has a photo library of 148 models representing a variety of skin tones and will essentially allow users to apply foundation on these virtual models to help them find the perfect skin product. When you find the right product, simply tap to select the product to find a retailer. Google has also introduced the ability to find shoes and discover them in AR, but they’re currently limited to select brands.
