26 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 50GOOGLE I/O 2018
A redesigned Explore tab and a new For You
tab will make Maps more personal for each of its
one billion-plus users in the coming months, as
the interface will be populated with restaurants,
businesses, and activities from your local haunts.
The focus will be on interesting events (such as new
store openings) and personal recommendations
to get you to try new things.
Beyond mere physical proximity, the new Explore
and For You tabs cull their recommendations by
cross-referencing trending activities in the area as
well as the vast treasure trove of information stored
about you on Google’s servers. If you prefer Greek
restaurants, for example, For You will lean toward
those, and conversely avoid culinary selections
that you loathe.
The cards for businesses that
appear in your feeds will include a
‘Your Match’ rating that’s essentially
Google’s guess at whether you’ll like
a given business, once again pulling
information from your personal
profile. If you like healthy food and
Greek cuisine, a new healthy Greek
eatery would appear in For You with
a high Your Match score, whereas a
greasy spoon might not rate so highly.Google Maps will now
recommend places to visit