Next time your flight touches down, Google Maps could be there with a custom greeting
TL;DR Google Maps appears to be working on new greeting messages for when users take flights to new cities. The greetings seem designed to encourage the use of the app’s Ask Maps feature. Google’s building out support for messages in over 90 airports around the world. Have you ever landed at an airport and seen some smartly dressed valets standing around with travelers’ names printed on cards, waiting to greet them?…
TL;DR Google Maps appears to be working on new greeting messages for when users take flights to new cities. The greetings seem designed to encourage the use of the app’s Ask Maps feature. Google’s building out support for messages in over 90 airports around the world. Have you ever landed at an airport and seen some smartly dressed valets standing around with travelers’ names printed on cards, waiting to greet them? Not all of us will ever be the sort of bigwig who gets that kind of white-glove service, but we might be able to at least pretend a little bit, thanks to a new system that’s in the works for Google Maps . You’re reading an Authority Insights story. Authority Insights brings you all the latest exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and in-depth tech coverage from the Android Authority team that you won’t find anywhere else.