Google Maps has introduced a pretty handy feature that allows you to scan screenshots in your iPhone’s photos and save the found locations to a dedicated list.
Leveraging the intelligence of Gemini AI, the new feature enables Google Maps to search for any screenshots in your photos, such as social media posts, news articles, and travel blogs, and smartly capture them. That said, let’s learn how to scan your iPhone screenshots for places in Google Maps.
- First off, update Google Maps on your iPhone and launch it.
- After that, head over to the You tab.
- A screenshot list with a badge saying “Try it out!” at the top of the You tab.
- Now, hit the badge. Now, it will bring up a video explaining to you how the feature works. You can test out this feature alongside the video.
- Additionally, a request to allow Google Maps access to your photos will also show up. Next, select when it has access to your photos.
- Next time, when you snap a screenshot that includes location information, navigate to Google Maps.
- It’s worth pointing out that if Maps recognizes a place, a message will come up on the screen informing you that it has places for review.
- Next up, tap “review,”.
- After that, you can decide if you would like to save the image to your screenshots list or not. You will also be able to add these images to other lists later.
- Besides, there is also an option to upload screenshots manually.
- Once you’re in the app, choose the Screenshots list under the You tab. Then, you will be able to upload screenshots manually.
- The saved places will appear directly on your map. You can also get to the list through the You tab.
And that’s about it!
Currently, this Google Maps feature is available for iOS and supports only U.S. English. However, it is going to expand to more languages and regions sooner rather than later.
This feature scans your screenshots for location details like names and addresses, then matches them with listings on Google Maps. You can view these matches in a carousel, and Gemini will suggest saving the places along with relevant information.
To use the Auto-scan feature, you’ll need to grant Google Maps “Allow Access to All Photos” permission—photos aren’t scanned automatically by default. You can also manually browse and import screenshots to review them.
