Google Phone App Removing Little-Used Nearby Places Feature to Focus on Call Quality Improvements
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Google Phone app removing "Nearby Places" feature that allowed searching for local business phone numbers within the app
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Google says the feature was used by very few people, most search for business info in Search or Maps instead
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Official workaround is to search business names in Google Search or Maps which provide more helpful information
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Removal allows Google to focus on improving call quality, call screening, and other phone features like transcripts on Pixel Watch
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More Pixel call AI improvements planned for 2024, Google team "working hard" to launch more phone calling features