Google Maps can soon scan your screenshots to plan your vacation

Google is introducing new features to Maps, Search, and Hotels that aim to help users plan upcoming travel and vacations. The Google Maps app is getting a standout feature that can identify locations in your screenshots and save them to a list, making it easier for users to plan their trips before screenshots of travel ideas get lost within their camera roll. Once the new screenshot list is enabled in Maps, the Gemini-powered feature will detect places that are mentioned in text within screenshots on the device, show users the locations on the map, and allow them to review and save locations to a sharable list. The screenshot list feature will start rolling out in English this week to iOS users in the US, with Android support “coming soon.” The new screenshot feature for Google Maps doesn’t appear to detect locations based on image recognition, instead requiring visible text. GIF:Google AI Overviews for Google Search are also being updated to expand travel planning tools, with itine ... Read full article.