Google Maps is rolling out a new weather feature, but it seems to be iOS only right now - Talk Android
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Google has quietly put in a new weather feature into Google Maps, as noted on the Google subreddit. It's a small feature, but definitely something that will

I think it’s neat, I just discovered it today when browsing on someone’s iphone. Or is it a step in the wrong direction towards 1-in-all apps like Wechat?

  • Senshi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Funny enough, Google is being sued in the EU right now by commercial weather service providers precisely because Google is showing their own weather results at the top of any other possible search result, which they consider unfair competition. Recent EU legislation restricts market leaders from using their near monopolistic position to gatekeep other content.

    https://www.heise.de/news/Wetter-com-klagt-gegen-Google-9304318.html

    So I doubt this feature will be pushed further right now.

    • 30p87@feddit.deEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Then all other sites should sue google too as their short card information thingy features mainly Wikipedia, I’ve never seen anything else.
      Many weather apps, including pre-installed ones, often use one specific service. For example, the weather widget of Moto uses accuweather only. Yet nobody cares.
      There are many practices to sue google over, but their, arguably very nice, weather card is not one IMO.