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- “Accepted Health Insurance” is now an option on the API
- “Buy Gift Card” Now Prominent on Google Maps App
- [Bug] Adding Short Names in Google My Business Causes Listings to Vanish
- [Bug] Attributes Missing for Hotels
- [Bug] Google My Business Insights Download
- [Bug] Listings Not in GMB After Accepting Manager Invite
- [Bug] Missing Store Codes in Google My Business
- [Bug] Pagination Issue for Local Finder Results
- 2 Ads in the 3-Pack
- Ability to Add More Appointment Links into GMB Knowledge Panel
- Ability to Respond to Google Reviews Returns to Dashboard, App and API
- Ads showing in Suggested Search
- Apple Maps will let users leave reviews and photos in latest iOS 14 beta
- April 2020 Local Algorithm Update Starts
- Bedlam Algorithm Update
- Bidding Mode Coming to Google Local Services Ads
- Bing Local Listings now Showing Facebook Reviews, Replaces Yelp.
- Black “Ad” Label Appears in 3-Pack on Desktop
- Bug: GMB Profile Completion Stuck at 85%
- Change in Google My Business Listing Status
- Core Algorithm Update
- Coronavirus Related Health & Safety Attributes Launch in Google My Business
- Covid Testing Data for Google Business Profiles Can Now be Submitted to Third Party
- Delivery Icons Appear in the 3-Pack
- Floating Pins available in Google Maps view
- GMB Adding Stars to Review Snippets in Knowledge Panels
- GMB Adds “Manage insurance info for your practice” Section to Help Center
- GMB Adds a Maximum of 20 Service Areas
- GMB Adds Attributes for Dividers and Disinfect Surfaces
- GMB Adds COVID-19 Post Type
- GMB Adds Meeting Capabilities with Zoom and Other Providers
- GMB Adds Telehealth Appointment & Covid Info Links to Dashboard
- GMB Attribute symbols are now visible on the desktop
- GMB Changes Video Maximum File Size from 100MB to 75MB
- GMB Debuts new Google My Business Dashboard
- GMB Launch: Edits by Unverified Merchants
- GMB Messages in App Disappear
- GMB Products Bug – Images Only Showing
- GMB Showing Messaging Within GMB Dashboard
- GMB showing Staff and Attorneys in Knowledge Panel Results
- GMB Shows Health & Safety Attributes in Pop out Box in UK Desktop View
- GMB Updates Messaging for Pending Edits
- Google (Testing) Tourist Attractions Getting Large Icons
- Google Adding “Available Online” Attribute to Maps Searches
- Google Adding Call Buttons in Local Knowledge Panels
- Google Adds “Get More Reviews” Button in Knowledge Panel
- Google Adds “Get Online Care” Links to Show Telehealth Options
- Google Adds Attributes for Online “Appointments, Estimates & Care”
- Google Adds Local Listings to Autocomplete
- Google Adds Takeout and Delivery Attributes
- Google Adds Takeout/Delivery/Temp. Closed Labels to Map Pins
- Google Adds Temporarily Closed Button to GMB Dashboard
- Google Adds Warning Messages to Search Results
- Google Ads Google Guaranteed Badge to Google Maps
- Google Ads New Profile Performance Link to GMB
- Google Allows New Car Dealers Multiple GMB Listings
- Google Announces Changes to Review Schema
- Google changes how Products are Edited/Displayed in Back end
- Google Confirms Local Ranking Fluctuations in April & May Was a Bug
- Google Disables Reviews, Q&A and Editing of Business Listings
- Google Emails: “Unpublished Google My Business listings about to be deleted”
- Google Has a New Layout For Events on Google Maps.
- Google Identifies Review Publishing Issue
- Google is Now Showing Insights on Google Maps
- Google is Showing a “Choose Area” Label
- Google is Testing Opening Dates in the Local Packs
- Google Launches new GMB Messaging Options
- Google Local & Maps Displays Health & Safety On Search Results
- Google Local Services Ads Expanding Bid Mode in Home Services Categories
- Google Makes Recommendations of Local Guides to Follow
- Google Maps Adds A Local Guides Follow Feature
- Google Maps Explore Tab Adds Community Feed
- Google Maps Now Allows Users to Report Spammy Users
- Google Maps Showing Address Numbers Directly on Map
- Google Maps Showing Web Results
- Google Moves COVID-19 Posts Up in Desktop Business Listing
- Google My Business Adds a New Contact Form for Restaurants to Remove Online Ordering
- Google My Business Adds Case Statuses to Contact Flow
- Google My Business Adds Non-Binary Attribute
- Google My Business Adds Online Operating Hours Feature
- Google My Business Adds Partner Links & Opt-out of Food Ordering in Dashboard
- Google My Business Adds Performance Metrics to Direct Edit Experience
- Google My Business asks “Did you use this Business?”
- Google My Business Insights Missing Year-End Data
- Google My Business is Deprecating SMS for Messaging
- Google My Business is Testing “Services” Justifications
- Google My Business Launches Bulk Review Management
- Google My Business Launches Place Topics
- Google My Business Messaging Feature Gets Quote Button on Desktop
- Google My Business Photos Being Added To Google Posts
- Google My Business Photos Support GIFs On Mobile
- Google My Business Removes their Toll-Free Phone Number
- Google My Business Reviews Get Auto-Suggested Replies
- Google My Business Rolling Out New Direct Edit Experience
- Google My Business Updates the Guidelines for Practitioners
- Google My Business Updates the Guidelines for Service Area Businesses & Virtual Offices
- Google Now Allows Anyone to Flag User Profiles
- Google Now Displaying “Place Topics” on Desktop
- Google Now Shows Carousels of Reviews on GMB Profiles
- Google Now Shows Older Posts in the Knowledge Panel
- Google Now Shows Short Names on About Tab
- Google Now Shows Walking Distances to Popular Destinations
- Google Offers additional flexibility with “More Hours”
- Google Posts Declined then Fixed
- Google Posts Getting Rejected
- Google Posts Have Temporarily Been Permitted for Chains
- Google Posts Image Issue Fixed
- Google Publishes “On These Lists” Links in Local Finder Results
- Google Q&A Max Answer Length
- Google Q&A Starting to Return
- Google removes events from Google Maps results
- Google Review Replies Disappearing
- Google Showing “Claim this Listing” link on Verified/Claimed GMB Listings
- Google showing “in between” label on personalized searches
- Google Showing 3-day Change of Ownership Message
- Google Showing Logos below photo gallery on Local Knowledge Panels
- Google Showing New LGBTQ Attribute on Desktop LKPs
- Google Surfacing Competitor Discovery on Branded Searches
- Google testing “Top Rated” labels in Maps results
- Google Testing new Online Store Builder in Canada
- Google Updates Product Posts
- Google Updates Review Filter
- Google Updates The Options to Flag a Review
- Google’s Q&A Feature Now Includes Answers from Posts & Products
- Hijacked GMB Listings are on the Rise!
- Hotels Get a New Attributes Layout in Google My Business
- Issue with Schools Not Being Able to Get New Reviews on GMB
- Launch: GMB Removing Remaining Distance-based Service Areas
- Live Takeout & Delivery Status Updates when Ordered via Maps on Android and iOS
- Local Ranking Update on February 24
- Local Service Ads are Showing in the 3-Pack
- Manage This Listing Rolls Out on Business Profiles
- Multiple GMB Attributes Showing up on Desktop Business Listings
- New “Preview Call History” Module in GMB Dashboard
- New Display for Service Areas on Mobile
- New Review Highlights on Google Maps
- New Reviews Start Showing Up for Some Businesses
- New Screens for Flagging Accounts in GMB
- New Services Options in the Google My Business Dashboard
- October 2020 Google My Business Insights Update
- October 2020 Google My Business Insights Update
- Q&A Disappearing from Google My Business
- Reply to Reviews on Google Maps App
- Reviews not publishing on GMB
- Secondary Hours show in GMB for Some Categories
- See Original Verified Listings Directly from your GMB Dashboard
- Suggested Product Categories Added
- The Temporarily Closed Label No Longer Impacts Ranking
- Users Can Now Edit Their Profiles on Google Maps
- Wait Times in GMB Extremely Exaggerated
- Yelp Introduces Personalized Search Results
- Yelp Launches Health and Safety Measures Community Feedback Feature
- You Can Now Add Metropolitan Areas as Service Areas in Google My Business