Google getting very accurate
Norbert5
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As an example a Google search for Natwest would bring up a map with the nearest branches could be anywhere in the UK Beccles was a common one sometimes suffolk or kent and I'm in Cumbria speedtest .net mainly uses a London server so it places me in the south east .
The last 2 or 3 weeks search results are more accurate listing NW branches 10 to 15 miles away. Today its showing my 2 nearest branches 4 miles away . Google is closing in are they looking at my searches for local news etc . ?
The last 2 or 3 weeks search results are more accurate listing NW branches 10 to 15 miles away. Today its showing my 2 nearest branches 4 miles away . Google is closing in are they looking at my searches for local news etc . ?
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If you use Chrome or Google on your smartphone, they locate you by phone GPS.
It's worringly clever sometimes though! - using my non Gmail email I booked Eurostar tickets, and some family members were flying in from another country to join me on the Eurostar, they forwarded me their flight details. I forwarded these 2 booking emails to my Gmail account for access on my phone, next thing I notice is Google now has looked up the booking ref and alerts me when their flight is due in, when to leave home to pick them up accounting for traffic etc
On the Eurostar trip it did much the same but also "helpfully" on my return home it compiled a storyboard of our trip linking in pictures taken (on my phone) to dates/location/map of where we were. Helpful but slightly worryingly big brother.
I'm sure it'll only get cleverer (or worse depending on your point of view)
I was reading quiz questions out from one of those game machines in the pub and it was bringing up the answers quick enough for us to win a few quid... didn't always work though, some digging in the links was often required, but still, correct links all the same.
I was also driving a few weeks ago and needed to ring a certain estate agent I was on the way to.
I said ' call B*****r lettings north, in Leicestshire', mainly did it as an experiment, **** me it not only recognised what I said, but also found the number and asked me for confirmation before it dialled it.... seriously scary but good!
The number look up is pretty good. If somebody calls who is not in your directory on a android phone, it will look it up on google. Even adds a picture from either google images or google maps.
Hey, that's cheating.
they need to work on their branding
They're bad payers, so I think it's quite apt under the circumstances
Hmm, mines never done that, just tells me the location of the caller if available.
Is it a setting issue do you know?
You need to be running kitkat, and I think the feature is called Smart Caller ID
http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/11/05/kitkat-shows-caller-ids-from-google-places-apps-customers-adding-personal-accounts-in-early-2014/
Appears to be exclusive to Nexus and Google Play Edition devices
I could root my Note3, but not that bothered.
Thanks for the info though.
could be, both me and mrs are using nexus handsets