This time we want to talk to you about a new function that Google recently added to the Maps application, known as collaborative lists. This is a very useful option to share and organize places of interest with other people. If you are already thinking about the next group trip or are preparing to receive friends and family, it will be of great help to know how to create collaborative lists in Google Maps.
Google Maps collaborative lists incorporate very useful functions for planning travel routes during vacations or festive seasons. Best of all, now you can recommend places to your travel companions and enable the option for them to also edit the list and add more places. This is a very dynamic and practical way to establish the itinerary on a group trip and organize what everyone wants to do.
What are Google Maps collaborative lists?
Google Maps collaborative lists are part of a set of Recently introduced improvements to the Android app. Among other new features, the Google maps app now offers better route recommendations for users of the public transport. Likewise, it is now possible to react to photos, videos and reviews of sites of interest with emojis generated by artificial intelligence.
Likewise, in order to offer a more enjoyable social experience, Google Maps allows you to create and share collaborative lists of places to visit. This is a feature specially designed to organize group trips with friends and family. These lists can be private, public or shared with a specific group, who can also add sites and give their opinion on the included destinations.
Any number of destinations can be added to a collaborative list, such as restaurants, hotels, museums, parks, beaches and tourist sites. This new feature It is perfect for planning trips, recommending places, organizing events or simply exploring the world. Let's see how you can make a collaborative list in the Google maps app and start making the most of this interesting tool.
How to create a collaborative list?
Google Maps already offers us a section called Your lists, where you can save places by categories: Labeled, Favorites, To visit, Featured places and Travel plans. Now, it is also possible to generate a new custom list where to save places of interest to share and edit among friends. You can assign a name and description to the list, add participants, and comment on sites as they are added.
Once the list is made, can be shared as a link by email, text message or through social networks and messaging apps. Recipients can open the list and find out which destinations to visit next. If the option is enabled, they will also be able to add sites that they are interested in visiting, as well as comment on the recommendations already made. Now let's see how to create one of these lists from an Android mobile:
- Open the application Maps of Google.
- Click on the option Saved, which are in the middle of the bottom tab.
- You will see the section Your lists with their categories, and on the right the option +New list. Click there.
- In new list you can start customizing your new collaborative list. Add an icon that represents the goal of the trip (beach, mountain, city, or whatever), give the list a name and write a description.
- You can also choose the List type: Private, if only you want to see and edit it, or Shared to allow other users to see and edit the content. Check this last option.
- Now press Save, in the upper right corner of the screen, and voila, you will have created a collaborative list.
How to add places to a collaborative Google Maps list?
The idea of collaborative listing on Google Maps is to recommend places for a group trip, as well as allowing others to do so. You can add places to your list right when you are creating it, after giving it the name and description. In this case, you just have to press the + symbol in the lower right corner to start adding sites. Type the name of the destination in the text bar to find it or tap Map to search for it directly on the map.
What if you made the collaborative list, but didn't add any destinations? Where can you find the list to start adding sites? It's easy, just follow these steps:
- Open the app Google Maps.
- Press on Saved to see your lists.
- Find the collaborative list you created and tap on it to edit it.
- Press on Add to start adding sites to your list.
The places you add will be seen in the list along with photos and ratings of the place, information taken from Google. Under each destination you will see the option Add note, where you or your travel companions can give your opinion about that particular place. Additionally, if you click on Indications You will see the closest route from your location to the selected place.
Another very useful function is found right there in the View map button, in the lower right corner. If you press it, you will see all the places on the list marked on the same map. This allows you to get a global idea of the entire route and calculate the time and distances between one destination and another.
How to share collaborative lists on Google Maps?
Finally, let's see how to share collaborative lists in Google Maps with your contacts, friends and family. As we said before, it is possible to create private lists, but it would not make any sense if what you want is to organize a group trip. It is best to make a shared list so that all members are also 'editors' and can add their own destinations and give their opinion about. How to share collaborative lists on Google Maps? Follow these steps:
- Open the application Maps of Google.
- Click the button Saved to open all your lists.
- Locate the collaborative list and click on it.
- Now tap on the ' iconShare'.
- All options for sharing the collaborative list link will be enabled: email, SMS, messaging apps, Bluetooth, etc. Choose the one you want to use.
- Enable the option 'Allow others to edit this list' so that anyone with the link can edit and share it.
In conclusion, the new Google Maps collaborative lists feature is a excellent tool to share places of interest and organize the next group getaway. We've seen how easy it is to add destinations to the list and share it with your fellow adventurers. Make the most of this interesting and practical functionality along with the other new features that Google has incorporated into its maps application.