Google Mapsis one of the most reliablenavigation appsout there. It’s saved me countless times on many road trips, and recently it’s been enhanced withnew AI features. But now Google Maps can also help you with your shopping.

Google Maps has added newtraveland shopping features to help users find local products during the busy holiday season. For example, if you’re shopping for a new sweater, you’re able to search for a sweater in Google Maps, and it will show you different sweaters in stock at nearby stores. The feature has begun to roll out today.

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Shopping and navigating on Google Maps just got easier

Find what you’re looking for quickly on the go

Shopping on Google Maps is really easy. Just open the app, and type whatever you’re looking for in the search bar and results will then come up based on your location and nearby products available. In the new “Products nearby” tab you’ll see a picture of the item, its price, its stock status, and how far away it is from you. The product information is presented in a similar way toGoogle Shopping.

In addition to helping you shop, Google Maps has addednew navigation featuresto help you plan and prepare your drive. For example, you can now report weather disruptions like flooded roads or unplowed snow.Geminihas also recently been integrated with Google Maps, so users can use AI to quickly find out about places you’re going.

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