December is approaching and with it comes an intense Christmas shopping period. Google wants to make this year a little easier with a series of new features that extend throughout Google Lens, Google Maps and Google Pay.
Among the changes announced by Google, the most interesting is that Google Lens will become our companion in the supermarket by take into account where we are when researching productsgiving us useful information to know if it is a good idea to buy what is in front of us here or to go to the store next door.
Google Lens to search in the supermarket
The first news announced by Google for Christmas shopping concerns Google Lens. Google Lens will take into account the store we are in when it comes to offering us results after analyzing a product with the camera.
This way it will show us relevant information about the product, other similar options available, reviews and a price comparison so that we know if we are facing a good offer or not. This new feature is available today for users in the United States with Android or iOS.
Search for products in Maps
Google had already announced to us a few days ago that Google Maps would improve your search by being able to search for productsalthough we now have more details on how it works. The concept is very simple: you can search for products on Google Maps and it will show you the places where they are sold.
For example, you can search for “Christmas sweaters” and Google Maps It will show you on the map the stores that sell them in the region
Google Pay with virtual cards and pay later at more banks
Finally, Google announced a collaboration with more banks for some of its features like the “buy now, pay later“. This was announced at the start of the year with the collaboration with Affirm and Zip, now joined by Afterpay.
On the other hand, the virtual cards They were launched as an additional security option for users with an American Express, Capital One or Citi card. They are now also available for Discover cards in the United States.
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