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A Google spokesperson explains:

Promoted pins in navigation are not new – they let people see relevant ads for businesses like gas stations, restaurants, and stores along their route. To avoid driver distraction, these ads do not pop up, expand only if they’re tapped on, and disappear quickly after a short time.

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

If they don't pop up, then how do they disappear? They were never there but they go away? Double plus good.

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

The meaning is that the card appears when you tap a pin. "Pop up" sounds like something that appears by itself, which is not the case here. It does "pop up" when you want it to, but you'd agree that's not what people would think if you described it as a "pop up".

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Okay, that's a better explanation. Thanks. So a pin on the map appears, and that's all? I will say that it's annoying when you're searching for something and maps keeps auto selecting some featured search. I noticed that happening about a week ago.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Stop being deliberately obtuse. They pop open when you tap the pin, then disappear after a short time.