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Google prompts you in Google Maps if you want to upload your picture to Maps. I sometimes do that for random pictures, even like selfies, which I don't mind po

by eru 7mo ago

Google prompts you in Google Maps if you want to upload your picture to Maps. I sometimes do that for random pictures, even like selfies, which I don't mind popping up there.

PokemonNoGo 7mo ago
Wait... You post selfies on Google Maps? The thought never crossed my mind. What would the purpose be? Sorry I'm probably thick...
- PepperdineG 7mo ago
  I can say for me that after my father died I posted pictures of him at some of his favorite places or from favorite trips.
- petu 7mo ago
  Google Maps app sees that you took photo near POI and later in the day asks you in notification if you want to share it on maps. You review the photo and go "lol, sure". At least for me that doesn't even feel like posting due to how frictionless it is and that it's about natural discoverability (someone has to click that POI and scroll through photos to find it).
  - eru 7mo ago
    About the latter: that's why Google Maps is my favourite social medium. It's hyper-local.
- ClikeX 7mo ago
  For that sweet local guide score.
  - embedding-shape 7mo ago
    I remember arriving in Lisbon, leaving a favorable review for a restaurant because they were so nice to us, and Google sending me a notification that I'm now a local guide for Lisbon. What exactly does that mean though? Is there any benefits to it? All I see is a badge/label, that's it?
    - gbear605 7mo ago
      There are some benefits that definitely used to exist, and maybe still exist, like early access to new features and additional Google Drive storage. But in practice today, the only real benefit is the badge.
  - kelseydh 7mo ago
    If you accrue a high score, Google should give you a plaque like they give to Youtubers with many subscribers.
  - spaqin 7mo ago
    I really don't know why anyone would try hard to get that. On Chinese map app (Amap) at least you can get a ride hailing coupon, for a nice taxi discount.
- Barbing 7mo ago
  I will share a thread from someone asking where was their congratulatory email that they've come to expect from Google Maps. https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t/e-mail-from-google-congratulating-me-on-reaching-5-million-views/408684 https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t/e-mail-from-google-cong...
  - PokemonNoGo 7mo ago
    Oh... I... don't know what to say about that post. How foreign? :| Thanks for the insight!
sixothree 7mo ago
I had a popup on my iPhone one day "You were in City Park last weekend, would you like to share those photos?". I stopped allowing google access to my photos after that. A little late though, they had apparently scraped all of my data already.
- setopt 7mo ago
  I had a similar moment a few years ago. That Google Maps pop-up was what caused me to first switch to de-googled Android, and once that turned out to be a hassle after a couple of years, switch to an iPhone without Google stuff. (On Android, Google is a location provider, so blocking their access is much harder.)
  - ankaz 7mo ago
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  - ThePowerOfFuet 7mo ago
    >On Android, Google is a location provider, so blocking their access is much harder. https://grapheneos.org/features#network-location https://grapheneos.org/features#network-location Their approach encompasses GNSS location, too. Nothing Google required.
    - bornfreddy 7mo ago
      True. Sidenote: they are still however push notifications provider, so good luck getting rid of them completely (unless you're fine with not getting the notifications). MicroG is awesome wrt. that as you can turn it on/off as you wish, and it just works. GrapheneOS however only supports Google services in sandbox, but the notifications work sporadically IME (maybe because I keep turning them off and on... not sure). So... Pick your poison.
- dylan604 7mo ago
  I don't even have G-apps on my phone. They work fine in a browser, until they don't. I was trying to use streetview yesterday and it would not open in the browser and kept trying to redirect me to the app store. So now they are deliberately borking their webapps to punish those not using native apps.

by eru 7mo ago

Google prompts you in Google Maps if you want to upload your picture to Maps. I sometimes do that for random pictures, even like selfies, which I don't mind popping up there.

PokemonNoGo 7mo ago

Wait... You post selfies on Google Maps? The thought never crossed my mind. What would the purpose be? Sorry I'm probably thick...

PepperdineG 7mo ago
I can say for me that after my father died I posted pictures of him at some of his favorite places or from favorite trips.
petu 7mo ago
Google Maps app sees that you took photo near POI and later in the day asks you in notification if you want to share it on maps. You review the photo and go "lol, sure". At least for me that doesn't even feel like posting due to how frictionless it is and that it's about natural discoverability (someone has to click that POI and scroll through photos to find it).
- eru 7mo ago
  About the latter: that's why Google Maps is my favourite social medium. It's hyper-local.
ClikeX 7mo ago
For that sweet local guide score.
- embedding-shape 7mo ago
  I remember arriving in Lisbon, leaving a favorable review for a restaurant because they were so nice to us, and Google sending me a notification that I'm now a local guide for Lisbon. What exactly does that mean though? Is there any benefits to it? All I see is a badge/label, that's it?
  - gbear605 7mo ago
    There are some benefits that definitely used to exist, and maybe still exist, like early access to new features and additional Google Drive storage. But in practice today, the only real benefit is the badge.
- kelseydh 7mo ago
  If you accrue a high score, Google should give you a plaque like they give to Youtubers with many subscribers.
- spaqin 7mo ago
  I really don't know why anyone would try hard to get that. On Chinese map app (Amap) at least you can get a ride hailing coupon, for a nice taxi discount.
Barbing 7mo ago
I will share a thread from someone asking where was their congratulatory email that they've come to expect from Google Maps. https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t/e-mail-from-google-congratulating-me-on-reaching-5-million-views/408684 https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t/e-mail-from-google-cong...
- PokemonNoGo 7mo ago
  Oh... I... don't know what to say about that post. How foreign? :| Thanks for the insight!

sixothree 7mo ago

I had a popup on my iPhone one day "You were in City Park last weekend, would you like to share those photos?". I stopped allowing google access to my photos after that. A little late though, they had apparently scraped all of my data already.

setopt 7mo ago
I had a similar moment a few years ago. That Google Maps pop-up was what caused me to first switch to de-googled Android, and once that turned out to be a hassle after a couple of years, switch to an iPhone without Google stuff. (On Android, Google is a location provider, so blocking their access is much harder.)
- ankaz 7mo ago
  [dead]
- ThePowerOfFuet 7mo ago
  >On Android, Google is a location provider, so blocking their access is much harder. https://grapheneos.org/features#network-location https://grapheneos.org/features#network-location Their approach encompasses GNSS location, too. Nothing Google required.
  - bornfreddy 7mo ago
    True. Sidenote: they are still however push notifications provider, so good luck getting rid of them completely (unless you're fine with not getting the notifications). MicroG is awesome wrt. that as you can turn it on/off as you wish, and it just works. GrapheneOS however only supports Google services in sandbox, but the notifications work sporadically IME (maybe because I keep turning them off and on... not sure). So... Pick your poison.
dylan604 7mo ago
I don't even have G-apps on my phone. They work fine in a browser, until they don't. I was trying to use streetview yesterday and it would not open in the browser and kept trying to redirect me to the app store. So now they are deliberately borking their webapps to punish those not using native apps.