Google Maps offers various recommendations for travelers, including important landmarks to nearby businesses . If you want to save your own recommendations to Google Maps to quickly find in the future, you can do so by adding private labels. Here’s how. Add or Remove Private Labels on Mobile Devices You can add private labels to locations in the Google Maps app on Android , iPhone , and iPad . The steps for doing this remain the same regardless of the device you use. Adding a Private Label in Google Maps To add a new private label, open the Google Maps app on your mobile device and search for the location you want to save using the search bar. Tap the result when it appears in the list. Alternatively, press and hold on any location in the map view. This will bring up an information carousel at the bottom. Tap the name of the location to view the full information panel. In the information panel, tap the “Label” option. If this isn’t visible, tap … [Read more...] about How to Add Private Labels in Google Maps
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How to See a List of Restaurants You’ve Visited in Google Maps
Google Maps is an invaluable tool for navigating using your smartphone. But did you know Maps keeps track of your travels even if you’re not actively using it? This feature enables you to see a running list of your visited restaurants. If you use Maps while signed in to your Google account, it records your location history. This somewhat creepy functionality can be managed if you don’t like it, but it does provide some interesting insight into your habits. RELATED: How to Make Google Auto-Delete Your Web and Location History Your location history can be viewed from the “Timeline” in Google Maps. It can be organized by dates, places, cities, and the world. The “Places” tab is where you can find information about which places you visit, including restaurants. To get started, open “Google Maps” on your iPhone , iPad , or Android device and tap the “Saved” tab at the bottom. Next, scroll down to the bottom of the page and tap “Timeline.” We’ll now switch … [Read more...] about How to See a List of Restaurants You’ve Visited in Google Maps
What’s New in Chrome 87, Available Now
Google has added more solid updates to its popular browser with the release of Chrome 87 . Along with the usual developer goodies, Chrome 87 includes a brand new PDF viewer, more performance updates, and fresh wallpapers for Chrome OS. Google released Chrome 87 on November 17, 2020. The Chrome browser will either automatically install the update or ask if you’d like to install it. If you want to check for it right now , you can click Menu > Help > About Google Chrome. RELATED: How to Update Google Chrome Revamped PDF Viewer One of the most significant visual changes in Chrome 87 involves PDFs. For the first time in a while, the built-in PDF viewer has received a facelift. The new PDF view includes a sidebar that shows a preview of all the pages. The zoom buttons are now at the top of the screen along with a rotate button and “Fit to Page” option. The menu also includes a new option to view pages side-by-side. If you don’t see this new UI in Chrome … [Read more...] about What’s New in Chrome 87, Available Now