Google Maps: Give custom names to places with new update | BGR

Google Maps: Give custom names to places with new update | BGR

By Jacob Siegal on Jul 31, 2015 at 8:45 PM If you've updated  Google Maps  on your Android device recently, you might have noticed a new feature that Google added to its mobile app. You can now edit the names of locations on the map, save them to your personal Google account and search for them the next time you're out and about. This is useful for a number of reasons. If there's a restaurant you're ordering from but know you'll never remember its name, just rename it to "Incredible Restaurant." That's a search term I'd remember more frequently than "Taverna Kyclades." You can also drop a pin in a location without a set name on Google Maps and give it a custom name. If your friend John's apartment doesn't show up on Google Maps, drop a pin and name it "John's Apartment." Here are the steps to give a place a private name, courtesy of Google : Open the Google Maps app . Search for an address. Or drop a pin by touching and holding a place on the map. From the bottom,

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