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Google Rebrands Places App as Google+ Local, Adds Voice Search

Posted July 3, 2012 at 5:49am by iClarified · 7047 views
Google has rebranded its Places app as Google+ Local and added Voice Search, an improved UI, and improved security.

Google Places is now Google+ Local! Everything you loved about Google Places and more. With Google+ Local you can see reviews from your friends, decide where to go with Zagat's summaries of places and review your favorite places.

What's New In This Version:
Google Places is now Google+ Local! Everything you loved about Google Places and more.

With Google+ Local you can see reviews from your friends, decide where to go with Zagat's summaries of places and review your favorite places.

In addition to this, we've added:

* Ability to search via Voice Search. Simply tap the microphone and speak your query

* Improved UI for searching for places that aren't nearby.

* Switched to using OAuth2 login for improved security

* And of course bug fixes... :)

You can download Google+ Local from the App Store for free.

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