I came across this today when submitting a review and shared it with my fellow Connect Moderators. Apparently, they are seeing it too and is fairly new (if not new new!) so I wanted to share this with the lovely Connect community too!
When submitting a review, there’s now a new animation that pops up. I only have a screenshot at the moment but I’ll try and get a video made soon and will update this post to show it. The animation and icon is pretty cool and the other Connect Moderators are also showing different icon types based on the type of business that you’re reviewing.
I wrote a review for a cafe and I got an icon of a croissant!
Which got me thinking… how many different icons do they have and can we ‘catch’ (aka document) them all!?!
Community challenge:
Write a review and take note of the icon that you get (a screenshot will do and you can crop it to show just the icon if you like).
Share the image here and let us know the business type that the review was for.
Tip: Try reviewing different business types and see how many types of icons you can get! And yes, please do write proper reviews that follow community guidelines and that are helpful!
Note: This new feature may not be globally available yet. I’m not in any special beta program but my app is at the latest version (26.13.06.887680004). Enjoy!
It looks like you beat me @AdrianLunsong in posting these details. I have been noticing this even for the photo uploads since March 19th and have been collecting various animations and it varies based on POI categories.
Thank you for sharing this. Below was the first instance I observed on March 19.
Vorab @AdrianLunsong, ich sehe es bei allem, was ich auf Google Maps hinzufüge oder ändere, und ich freue mich jedes Mal über die unterschiedlichen Darstellungen.
Thank you all for sharing the icons! So many cool ones! They remind me so much of GBoard Emoji Kitchen (someone has created a site that simulate’s the Emoji Kitchen) where it combines two different emojis to create new ones. This has that same fun factor where there are so many different icon types to discover!
I am also surprised at how niche some of them are like the ‘university library’ and there are multiple variants for different cafes (coffee, pastries, sandwiches, salads)!
This is such a cool find, @AdrianLunsong! I love how Google Maps is adding these little ‘Easter eggs’ to make reviewing more engaging.
I’ve been visiting several wellness spots and cafes, so I’ll be sure to keep an eye out for the different icons that pop up . I wonder if I’ll get a salad bowl for my next healthy meal review or maybe a dumbbell for my gym sessions? I’ll update here as soon as I ‘catch’ a new one!
I love how Google Maps is adding these little ‘Easter eggs’ to make reviewing more engaging.
. I wonder if I’ll get a salad bowl for my next healthy meal review or maybe a dumbbell for my gym sessions? 
I’ll update here as soon as I ‘catch’ a new one! 