Google ends COVID-19 pandemic with this important detail on Google Maps

Google Maps it is the most used navigation app on devices iPhone as well as Android, and with it, millions of people around the world can get to all their destinations more easily, but the maps offered by the application are also really valuable thanks to their different layers.

And because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the people of Mountain View decided to add a new layer on this disease to Google Maps to mark areas with a large increase in cases in recent days, a layer that we were able to see in Programs both for iPhone and android as a guide.

Well, you may not have noticed, but this layer that showed the trends of COVID-19 around the world has quietly disappeared, although the truth is, Google already confirmed this a few weeks ago in a short paragraph in the application’s help.

This layer collected the seven-day average of COVID-19 cases in specific areas to show where the virus is spreading the fastest, being present in all countries that support Google Maps.

Nonetheless, as of September 2022, Google has removed this layer. without any notable advertising mostly due to declining usage as the main reason for removal.

What Google said about deleting a layer

“We launched the COVID-19 layer in 2020 to help people understand COVID incidence trends in the region. Since people around the world have had greater access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests and other resources, their information needs have also changed.“, they noted.

“As a result of reduced usage, the COVID-19 layer is no longer available on Google Maps for mobile and on the web as of September 2022.“, they concluded.

While you probably haven’t used it lately, it’s true that most countries no longer provide complete unofficial age data for infections, so this layer has been less and less accurate.