Google Maps Is Now Less Useful If You’re Not Signed In
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February 20, 2026
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https://archive.ph/7OuIm
Google Maps no longer shows user reviews of locations if you’re not logged in. It just shows the star rating. Probably for the same reason that Google Maps is not on its own domain, but the main google.com one: user tracking using google.com cookies.
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