Tag Archives: Nearby

As previewed in early February, the Google Phone dialer app has removed the Nearby places search feature on Android. Phone by Google no longer lets you look for businesses using the search field at the top of the app. In fact, the hint has been updated from “Search contacts & places” to just “Search contacts.”  Additionally, “Nearby places” no longer appears in settings. The feature would use your location to take into account what was in close proximity…. Source link

As Quick Share rolls out to Android, Google has updated Nearby Share for Windows with the latest branding. This includes replacing the double helix logo with the two arrows arraigned in a circle icon. “Quick Share from Google” appears through the Windows app, with a banner explaining how “Nearby Share is now Quick Share” at the bottom of the screen. Google does not appear to have renamed the folder where received files are downloaded to, but you can do… Source link

The Phone by Google (as it’s officially named) app is losing a “Nearby Places” feature that “allowed business name search queries entered into the Phone app to provide local business phone number results beyond just your personal contacts.”  Google says “only a very small number of people use this feature” as the “vast majority of users go to Google Search or Maps when seeking business-related phone numbers.” Some people liked this capability for… Source link

Day-trippers flocked to a popular Aussie beach as the mercury soared to 30 degrees earlier this month. As they splashed in waters that felt like a warm tropical bath, an extremely rare Antarctic seal joined them. But all was not well. Acclimatised to an icy wilderness rather than stifling Port Phillip Bay, the crabeater seal kept its eyes closed and barely moved. “Some people were really curious, but most were ignoring it and just trying to keep cool. They probably didn’t realise how rare… Source link