Provide skip option when adding photos to Google Maps

Hi all.

Currently, when I add photos to Google Maps, it ask for tag. I request you all to consider this scenario, If the photo I am adding is a dish and I didn’t know that dish’s name, I can’t see any option as skip, so that I can add a photo of a dish without its name. The only other option it is showing is ‘Not a menu item’ but in this case, the dish is menu item and I just didn’t know the name. Currently, I have to either select ‘Not an menu item’ button but it will be incorrect since the photo I added is a dish, or the other way is just to click back, which will upload the photo. The problem of this would be, in case I was adding multiple dishes photos, and for just one dish, I didnt know the name and clicking back will make me not able to provide names of other dishes.

So, I request Local Guides Team to provide us a Skip button when adding a photo so that we can add a dish photo without the name.

Also, on clicking skip provide the usual popup which shows likes and dislikes icon, since even if didn’t know the dish name, we can give the thoughts by selecting likes or dislikes option. My request to provide Skip option (and on selecting it providing usual likes and dislikes icons popup) is considering the dish photos. For other than dishes, it seem selecting ‘Not a menu item’ option is fine.

Hope I have explained it quite clearly. If not, please ask, I would be happy to clear any doubt regarding my suggestion. Thanks.

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—UPDATE—

After getting suggestion from my friend and updating the Google Maps App, I am now able to see the Skip button in the popup screen.

I am glad that this option is already available. Anyhow, the next popup screen is not coming on clicking skip button, so that I can give like/dislike/skip in case of unknown dish photos. Thanks.

Hello @SalmaanN ,

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and thank you for the update.

As you mentioned this is already available on Google Maps so to keep things organized I am going to move your idea to How-tos section since it fits better there.

Keep contributing!

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