The Phone by Google (as it’s formally called) app is losing a “Nearby Places” function that “permitted organization name search questions participated in the Phone app to offer regional company contact number results beyond simply your individual contacts.”
Google states “just an extremely little number of individuals utilize this function” as the “large bulk of users go to Google Search or Maps when looking for business-related contact number.” Some individuals liked this ability for its benefit and one-stop nature, however Nearby Places wasn’t as precise as Google Maps in our experience.
The main workaround is as follows: “For existing users of Nearby Places in the Phone by Google app, you can quickly satisfy the exact same requirements by typing a regional service name into Google Search or Google Maps, which supplies a lot more practical info beyond contact number, such as address/directions, site information, and more.”
This elimination will let the group “concentrate on constructing the greatest quality, many reputable, and many ingenious experiences in phone calling.” On Pixel phones, Google indicates Call Screen’s brand-new capability to ask if a call is immediatewhile records are now offered on the Pixel WatchIn 2023, Hold For Me and Direct My Call likewise broadened to extra nations. Looking ahead, Google states “there’s a lot more prepared for 2024.”
… our group will be striving throughout the year to launch and enhance much more methods to assist your telephone call experience!”
The deprecation of Nearby Places is taking place “in the coming months” for steady users of Phone by Google. Since the current beta (variation 122), we’re no longer seeing Nearby Places or the associated setting. The search bar stills states “Search contacts & & locations.”
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