Google Maps is implementing another AR-based feature to its location services to allow consumers to explore their surroundings by looking through their phone’s camera. ‘Search with Live View’ gives consumers the ability to view things like coffee shops and ATMs in their immediate vicinity by holding up their phone and aiming it at their surroundings. ‘Search with Live View’ will be available in London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, San Francisco, and Tokyo on iOS and Android.
If you live in a city where this feature is available, just hit the camera button in the Google Maps search bar, point your phone's camera toward surrounding buildings and sites, and check for the dots that appear denoting landmarks. You can learn more about a dot by tapping on it.
AR-Based Map Features
Google Introduces the 'Search with Live View' Function for Google Maps
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