UPDATE: This feature is now available to all Local Guides on both Google Maps for Android and Google Search on any mobile device.

There’s a new way to learn and share knowledge on Google Maps for Android, and we’re inviting Local Guides (Levels 2 and up) to try it now.

Want to know a restaurant’s most popular dessert? Or if a museum offers free tours? Or the best place to park near a popular beach? Now you can ask questions about places directly on Google Maps.

When you ask a question, we’ll send it to business owners and other people who know about the place. When you get an answer, we’ll notify you through Google Maps. You can also help answer questions from others.

See a great question? You can upvote it. Upvoting makes popular questions more visible, so they’ll be more likely to get answered. You can also upvote helpful answers, so others can find them easily.

To try it right now, search for a place on Google Maps for Android and look for “Questions & answers.” Or, check it out on these top sites around the world:

Abbey Road Studios, London

Abbey Road Studios, London (photo by Bintang Pramodana)

Humayun’s Tomb, New Delhi

Humayun’s Tomb, New Delhi (photo by Chandan Anand)

Kuromon Ichiba Market, Osaka

Kuromon Ichiba Market, Osaka (photo by Ramlee Tamin)

Opera Bar, Sydney

Opera Bar, Sydney (photo by Wilson Yan)

Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas

Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas (photo by Isaac Recuero López)

We’d love to hear what you think of this new way to talk to others on Google Maps. Let us know.

FAQs

If I ask a question, who will answer it?

Other people on Google Maps can answer your questions, and so can business owners. To help you get an answer quickly, we’ll notify people we think can help answer your question.

Why can’t I use this feature on my desktop computer or iOS device?

Right now, questions and answers are only on Google Maps for Android. We will be rolling the feature out on mobile Google Search soon, so watch for more.

Do I get points?

You get 3 points for every answer you provide on this new feature.