Google Maps Launches Ability to Add Photos Without Leaving a Review and Draw New or Missing Roads

Google is introducing some new Google Maps features that will help make sharing and finding local recommendations and information easier.

Google Maps: photo updates — an easy way to find and share experiences and highlights with recent photos. A Google Maps photo update is a recent snapshot of a place with a short text description, without the need to leave a review or rating. Simply go to the “Updates” tab when you’re looking at a place in Google Maps to see the latest photos that merchants and other people have shared.

Draw new or missing roads on Maps – Google is launching a desktop road editing tool. When you see a road missing on maps.google.com, simply click on the side menu button, go to “Edit the map”, and select “Missing Road.”

Local Love challenge (USA only) – For the next month, most people using Android in the U.S. can join Google’s first nationwide challenge to rally helpful reviews, photos and updates from sea to shining sea. Simply jump into the Contribute tab in Google Maps to join the “Local Love challenge” and add ratings, reviews and confirm information to support local businesses you’ve visited, from your go-to bakery to the neighborhood hardware store. Each contribution will count toward a collective goal of updating 100,000 businesses.