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New: search reviews on Google Maps

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Finding reviews on Google Maps that tell you exactly what you want to know about a place is now easier than ever. On both Google Maps for Android and iOS, you can now search reviews for keywords or phrases. 

 

Caption: A screenshot of the new search feature in action searching for reviews on Google Maps for Android that contain the word “wheelchair.”Caption: A screenshot of the new search feature in action searching for reviews on Google Maps for Android that contain the word “wheelchair.”

You can search for things like “wheelchair” if you want to know more about the accessibility of a place or “vegetarian” if you’d like to know more about a restaurant’s vegetarian options. Searching pulls up all of the reviews that mention what you searched for so you can find out more information from someone who has been there.

 

Here’s how to search reviews on Google Maps for Android:

  • Search for a place on Google Maps
  • Tap the Reviews tab
  • Type what you are looking for into the search bar

Here’s how to search reviews on Google Maps for iOS:

  • Search for a place on Google Maps
  • Scroll down to the Reviews section
  • Type what you are looking for into the search bar

 

We hope you like the update! Let us know what you think in the comments.

118 Comments
Level 9

Great feature @kmajewski, thanks for sharing!

Level 10

This feature was actually pretty surprisingly useful.

 

I searched for my local shopping centre and searched for the phrase "smoking" in the search bar.

I discovered the name of the centre manager, a future opening of a store two months after that owner's response, and shared my sentiment with many people who also don't like inhaling smoke when exiting the shopping centre. Someone even had the idea of hosting a food truck event in the shopping centre's expansive car park, and the centre manager thought that would be a good idea.

 

This is great, props to the team. Users with accessibility, as well as those a little bit pickier with their service or their desires overall will greatly benefit from this.

Level 8

interesting features @kmajewski, very helpful to find specific things especially in places that have many reviews...

Level 7

Amazing feature @kmajewski This means now we can quickly search for information we intend to see. Some of the useful ones are:

1. Washroom / Toilet facilities

2. Wheelchair

3. Parking

4. Drinking Water

5. Best time to visit

 

etc etc

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Level 7

Nice feature @kmajewski

Level 8

Very useful feature @kmajewski

It would be nice to sort or search reviews by language or country, to get an opinion of a person of your country maybe.

Cheers

Nico J.
Level 10

Perfect feature,helpful and easy to reach and know more about places,

Level 10
Level 8

In all honesty this is one of the best update till date

Wonderful idea. This will be helpful for alot of people

Level 9

 Hi @kmajewski

Very handy new feature 

It will definitely help a lot of people 

The best thing about this feature is that you can get your desired specific information about a place...

Thanks google maps team for adding this feature 

Level 5

Wow. Finally, Google did this update. Very useful. 

Level 10
Level 10

Nice tool. Thanks

Level 8

I got it yesterday, it helpful and useful. Thank

Level 9

Hello @kmajewski , Thanks for sharing this update with us. Really, this feature will help us to get the kind of information we need.

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This is great 👍 

Level 10

Wow!!! Amazing new feature. This will be helpful for many. Will try ASAP.

Level 10

Very good feature to pin point a particular activity, it will make people more helpful and easy.

Level 8

This is quite a cool feature! Will make reviews so much more helpful now.

Level 8

Great new feature, @kmajewski. Thanks for this update! 🙂 Surely, saves time & effort (for the reader/Googler). Our Local Guides' reviews would be more meaningful and useful as well. One wonderful reason why we do what we do as LGs! Cheers! 🙂 

Finally there it is, one the most awaited feature. 👍 Thanks to the GM Team & thanks for the update @kmajewski.

 

I am still waiting for the update. ✌

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Level 10

Thank you for sharing @kmajewski

Best Regards
Rezgar

Level 8
Awesome update!! Thanks for introducing this new feature in Google maps. Much helpful and user-friendly.
Level 10

@kmajewski

Much awaited update.

Hope you are workomg on other suggestions given by LGs from time to time.

Anonymous
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@kmajewski thank you very much for this great update, it is really very great update, it helps us to find put places of our choice, in addition to this i also saw some people use to copy paste reviews so it will be also helpful for sort out duplicate and spam reviews as well

Level 10

Excellent Feature. Thaks for sharing these wonderful information @kmajewski

Level 8

@kmajewski Very useful.

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Level 8

This is definitely a well thought update and a very user friendly useful feature.

Thank you.

Level 10

Nice feature that many users and LG is waiting for. 

Level 9

Awesome feature @kmajewski most helpful for all...

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Nice feature @kmajewski

Thanks for sharing.

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Level 6

Oh this is an amazing update!!! Good job Google Maps!
And I am more encouraged to write detailed reviews 🙂

Level 8
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Ufukkr
Level 7

great update!!!

Good Move,, Actually it will help Local SEO too .... also  Local business start increasing the services like Wheelchair, wifi facility, Wheelchair parking, kids menu, Jain type food etc,, it will increase the quality of the business and customer will experience better 

Level 10

@kmajewski Thank you very much for update.

 

Best Of Luck!!

Mohammed Omar Faruque
Level 8

One of the awaited feature and it's really amazing. Thanks for the update @kmajewski

Namaste, Niraj

Level 9

very useful! Thanks!

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Level 8
nice feature gives help more .....
MaxMaz08
Level 8

Very nice feature!

Level 8

This is brilliant feature I was looking for... It helps in searching the exact thing which a user looking for in the list of reviews...

 

Thanks for including the feature... and Thanks @kmajewski for sharing....

Level 10

Very good information @kmajewski

BHASI BAHULEYAN
Level 7

It’s really useful! I like this updated feature, I can easily get the information I want, such as parking lot around the restaurant or price level.

Level 8

@kmajewski wrote:

Finding reviews on Google Maps that tell you exactly what you want to know about a place is now easier than ever. On both Google Maps for Android and iOS, you can now search reviews for keywords or phrases. Caption: A screenshot of the new search feature in action searching for reviews on Google Maps for Android that contain the word “wheelchair.”Caption: A screenshot of the new search feature in action searching for reviews on Google Maps for Android that contain the word “wheelchair.”

You can search for things like “wheelchair” if you want to know more about the accessibility of a place or “vegetarian” if you’d like to know more about a restaurant’s vegetarian options. Searching pulls up all of the reviews that mention what you searched for so you can find out more information from someone who has been there.

 

Here’s how to search reviews on Google Maps for Android:

  • Search for a place on Google Maps
  • Tap the Reviews tab
  • Type what you are looking for into the search bar

Here’s how to search reviews on Google Maps for iOS:

  • Search for a place on Google Maps
  • Scroll down to the Reviews section
  • Type what you are looking for into the search bar

 

We hope you like the update! Let us know what you think in the comments.



@kmajewski wrote:

Finding reviews on Google Maps that tell you exactly what you want to know about a place is now easier than ever. On both Google Maps for Android and iOS, you can now search reviews for keywords or phrases. Caption: A screenshot of the new search feature in action searching for reviews on Google Maps for Android that contain the word “wheelchair.”Caption: A screenshot of the new search feature in action searching for reviews on Google Maps for Android that contain the word “wheelchair.”

You can search for things like “wheelchair” if you want to know more about the accessibility of a place or “vegetarian” if you’d like to know more about a restaurant’s vegetarian options. Searching pulls up all of the reviews that mention what you searched for so you can find out more information from someone who has been there.

 

Here’s how to search reviews on Google Maps for Android:

  • Search for a place on Google Maps
  • Tap the Reviews tab
  • Type what you are looking for into the search bar

Here’s how to search reviews on Google Maps for iOS:

  • Search for a place on Google Maps
  • Scroll down to the Reviews section
  • Type what you are looking for into the search bar

 

We hope you like the update! Let us know what you think in the comments.


It’s really useful! I like this updated feature, I can easily get the information I want, such as parking lot around the restaurant or price level.

Vijendrathakur
Level 10

@kmajewski

This feature is very useful for everyone.

Thanks.

BM63
Level 9

Great feature @kmajewski, thanks for shraing about this article

 

Level 8

Many Thanks for Share . 🙂

Connect Moderator

A very cool feature

Level 8

Nice & useful feature that google maps is made @kmajewski

Thank you.