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Imagine that you are setting up a solidarity market in your neighborhood for the first and only time. Or you want to give visibility to an almost improvised concert. Or look for basketball players for eventual games. What are you doing? Do you notify your local media? Do you publish this information on RRSS? Are you looking in forums? Well, now you can do this and also announce it directly on Google Maps so that any user who consults the area will come across this event.Of course, do not rub your hands because, for the moment, the function is in tests
This means that you may not find the public events available in your Google Maps app even if you update it to the latest version. According to different sources, the system is appearing randomly in some places to various Android users. So Google is most likely still testing its functionality and untangling any tangles that may arise in the use of this new feature. Undoubtedly, a previous step so that the rest of the users can also use it in the future. Of course, at the moment without an official date, although the presence of an official website about the function makes us think that it will not be very distant.
What are Google Maps public events
As its name indicates, these are events that can be reflected directly on the maps of this application.Pay close attention to the “public” surname, because it indicates that anyone can know of its existence, without there being, for the moment, any privacy option to delimit the events. In this way, anyone will know what it is about and where it is located. Something that can be really convenient to give visibility to events, but that can be a danger to the privacy of the most clueless users.
In this way, markets, open parties, open matches, games and any other type of situation can be announced on the map, just as it happens with businesses and venues. Something very useful for finding activities in a place, and not just establishments to go to.
How to create a public event on Google Maps
The first thing you should check is if you are already one of the lucky ones who have this feature.It's simple: open Google Maps, display the side menu and enter the section Your contributions Here the Events tab should appear, where you can find all the creation options. If this tab is not present, you cannot create your own events yet.
If the Events tab is present, click on it and start to fill in the fields that appear The process is simple , but you should always keep in mind that the information posted here will be public for all users. This is the name of the event, the place where it will take place and also the date and time of the event. In addition, you can add a description to the event and even classify it with icons that help identify it in the field of food, celebrations, arts, sports, etc.
Google Maps also allows you to upload photographs of the event and publish them so that they are visible. A good way to enhance the attractiveness of the event, or to show what is going on to those who consult through Google Maps what is in the area.
When you finish completing the form, all you have to do is click on the button Publish And that's it. The information will be made public on Google Maps for anyone who consults it. Of course, it seems that the publication time is elastic, and it can take longer than expected between the time it is published and it is visible to other users.
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