Google Maps has had its own chat platform since 2018, but it's shutting down in July.

Another body to add to the Google Graveyard™. Anyone ever actually use this feature?

  • jasep@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    11 months ago

    I run a repair business, so it was handy at times to be able to field quick questions (can you fix X? How much will this part cost?)

    Oh well, add it to the list.

    • jonne@infosec.pubEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      Never even knew this was a thing. Sounds like it could’ve been handy if I’d known about it.

  • archchan@lemmy.mlEnglish
    6·
    11 months ago

    I glanced at the headline and for an instant thought that it said they are killing off Google Maps and got excited because OpenStreetMaps could finally shine.

    • Ghostface@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      OSM can shine, but I still end up back on Waze or maps depending where I am…

      Apple maps took a while to be a drop in replacement too

  • Gork@lemm.eeEnglish
    4·
    11 months ago

    I miss Google Talk. The original desktop application from the time before “app” was commonplace. It had a clean interface, uncluttered unlike AIM, and the voice calls were high quality.

    Hangouts was worse than it in just about every way. Nowadays I just use discord since everyone else is using it as well.

  • viking@infosec.pubEnglish
    4·
    11 months ago

    I used this a lot to check in with businesses whether they accept credit cards, which is a 50:50 in Europe and large parts of Asia.

    Last time I used it this Monday in Germany.

  • nucleative@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    11 months ago

    Thank God. I own a business and this thing was obnoxious. Google promoted it heavily as a feature businesses should turn on to improve ranking. But it was junk.