Google Upgrades Maps Features With More Gemini and Faster Photo Uploads - CNET

Our gifting experts are obsessively searching for holiday gifts that are unique, thoughtful and suitable for any budget. Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Google Maps strengthens its crowdsourcing efforts for its 500 million contributors. The latest features in Google Maps make it easier to share your experiences with others. Google announced three new features for Maps on Tuesday that should streamline sharing your experiences. Despite being a strong maps application itself, Google relies on everyday users to contribute their reviews, photos and videos so others doing research can make more informed decisions about places they plan to visit. With the new updates to Google Maps, you can access your photos faster to contribute to information about places you’ve been. You can also choose to have Google’s AI model, Gemini, caption your photos and more quickly check the contributions you’ve made in the past. It’s not hard to share photos or videos for a location on Google Maps, but the app will now offer photo and video suggestions from your saved image