Google has created a "logged out" mode for Google Maps, which did not require you to be logged in previously. The new mode is a very light version of the navigation tool, and you'll feel the difference immediately.
The biggest limitation is that you can no longer see user reviews without signing in. You can still see a location's star rating, but you can't see any further depth, such as visitor feedback or photos and videos uploaded by others.
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Other missing features include how busy it may be and related locations, such as nearby hotels or restaurants. Specifically for restaurants, you won't be able to view built-in menus or see whether a place offers dine-in, takeout, or delivery.
Basic features remain available when in the limited mode, such as opening times, phone numbers, addresses, and a link to an official website. There aren't any limitations around navigation features such as route mapping.
PCMag
You can still find the restaurant. You just can't find out if it's terrible. Call it friction, call it growth strategy, call it the slow disappearance of anonymous browsing. Either way, the map is still free. The details now cost you your data.
Previously:
• Jerry Seinfeld has been leaving funny restaurant reviews on Google Maps
• Google Maps is still overrun with scammers pretending to be local businesses, and Google's profiting from them
• Man creates fake traffic jam on Google Maps by carting around 99 cellphones
