Today we are announcing new and easier ways for Google Maps and Google Search users to suggest and moderate edits to information about a place.
Moderation: You can verify suggested edits from others
We heard the feedback that Local Guides wanted to be able to extend their knowledge over more areas of Google Maps and that you wanted faster approvals of your edits. Now you can help approve edits suggested by others, ultimately reducing the amount of time it takes for edits to appear on the map. For places that have pending suggestions, you’ll see a notification stating that “Someone suggested new info.” If you click or tap that notification, you’ll have the option to verify whether the suggestion is accurate. Once enough votes are received to be confident that the suggestion is accurate, it’s published to the map. This feature is available to Android users on the Google Maps app and both Android and iOS users on mobile Google Search.
The following information about a place can be user-edited and voted on through this new system:
Existence (whether a place is permanently closed or doesn’t exist)
Title
Address
Category
Phone
Website
Business hours
Google-wide: You can add places or suggest edits from more places
We’ve expanded the ability to add missing places and edit existing business or landmark information worldwide on both the Google Maps app (Android, iOS) and through Google Search. This lets people contribute new and updated information to Google Maps from more places—whether they’re searching for a new restaurant on Google.com or looking for a nearby convenience store while on the go.
The is excellent and I’ve actually had this pop up already. One question though. If we dismiss the notification because we need to visit a site to verify the info will it come back again, can we pull it up ourselves or do we need to answer when the notification first appears?
This is excellent and I’ve actually had it pop up already. One question though. If we dismiss the notification because we need to visit a site to verify the info will it come back again, can we pull it up ourselves or do we need to answer when the notification first appears?
Yup, I hv been seeing this and it’s a great addition. Proactive requests from the app itself does wonders
it would be great if recently changed informations do come up for validation more often.
I had seen it once in android but not frequent. Never on iOS. The thing is , in my place people are pretty aggressive I guess in changing and adding info n sometimes are wrong.
Recently I Met a business owner , who by chance recognized me cause I m a local guide n my review comes first. Initially angry, he said I gave his wrong contact info!!! Well I did calm him down saying I just did a review n never edited his contact as it was already present.
His is contact info and business hours were given wrong, the guy to whom the contact info belonged was behind the business owner as he was getting calls on queries about price of Car Tyres !!
Well ill advices him , helped him create a google my business account for verification of his business so that nothing of that level happens in future :-))
Esta bueno el artículo @Corrie ojalá llegue pronto a la plataforma de iOS en Google Maps, esto mejorará la calidad de los datos en los sitios que existen en Google Maps.
Just verified that the notification stays on the details page. I confirmed some changed details so all is cool. Oddly, I was also asked to verify details for a place that I had added myself. I did it but felt a little guilty verifying myself.
@Corrie Thank you for announcing this great news. I’ve seen 2 of these pop ups earlier today. This feature will help us to quickly add Info or correct them.
