Now you can share location on Google Maps using Plus codes

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Google is introducing a new feature called the Plus Codes, which would allow users to share their location using unique codes.



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. Google is introducing a new feature called the Plus Codes, which would allow users to share their location.

. The Plus Codes are an alphanumeric version of your address.

. The feature is currently available for Android users and to get the feature, users are required to download the latest version of the Google Maps from Play Store.

Google makes it easier for people to share addresses on Google Maps, even when you don't have the address. Google is introducing a new feature called the Plus Codes, which would allow users to share their location. Imagine getting stuck at a location you know nothing about, well the plus codes will now help you share your location. In other words, the Plus Codes are an alphanumeric version of your address.

Some of the addresses are very hard to find even when you share the exact location of a place. Sometimes you just don't get there. Google has launched the Plus Codes to tackle situations like this. Announced way back in 2015, "Plus Codes are simple, easy to use digital addresses derived from latitude and longitude coordinates. They can be used to uniquely identify any location, from a rural home out on a prairie to a small shop stall on a nameless street", as per Google blog.

With Plus Codes, users are not required to reveal their complete address, they can simply share the unique codes with either their delivery boy or their cab drivers.

People who are familiar with Google Maps can tap on the blue dot that shows their current location. To get the Plus Code of your location simply tap on the blue doth that denotes your address. Once you get the code, you can share it with anybody just like you share other stuff such as pictures or phone numbers. You can either search the code on Google Maps or Google Search it to reach the location, without having to type out the entire address.

"A Plus Code is a simple alphanumeric code which can be combined with a locality (for example: FWM8+V9, Ibadan, Nigeria). They look like a regular address, but with a shortcode where a street name or number would be. Beyond using the blue dot, you can also find the Plus Code for a location by tapping and holding the map to drop a pin at a location you want a Plus Code for," David Martin, Director of Program Management, Google Maps said in a blog

He also said that the Plus Codes are free to use and people can use them in their sites, flyers, advertisements to share their location. "The technology to generate Plus Codes is also open source, which means the technology is easy and free to use, so anyone can see how the technology works and develop their own applications for any use case," He wrote in the blog.

The feature is currently available for Android users and to get the feature, users are required to download the latest version of the Google Maps from Play Store.

Source: IndiaToday.in