Google Maps can identify and save places in your screenshots – here’s how
It’s now easier than ever to find and add destinations to your travel itinerary.
I often hop online to research places I want to visit when my wife and I travel to other cities or countries. If I find a web page on a museum, restaurant, landmark, or other spot that interests me, I might take a screenshot of the page to save for future reference. Now, I can do more with those static screenshots than just store them in my photo library, thanks to a new feature from Google.
A cool skill that scans screenshots of specific locations is now available in Google Maps for both iOS and Android. After identifying the name and other details of the location, the app lets you add it as an entry. From there, you can get directions to it, set it up as a favorite, or share it with another person.
“If you ever have trouble keeping track of all of the screenshots you take of travel blogs, news articles, or social media posts when you’re researching places to go for an upcoming trip, you’ll want to try out this new Google Maps feature,” Google said in a blog post on Wednesday. “It uses Gemini capabilities to find names of places in your screenshots and helps save them to a list for you, making travel planning a breeze.”
