Google stops with notifications nearby – Tablets and Phones – News

Google will stop nearby notifications for Android smartphones. The function provides users with information about their location and the applications associated with that location. The feature ends on December 6, 2018.

The Android Developer Blog states that "Increasing irrelevant information" is the primary reason why Google stops nearby notifications. "Although filtering and tuning can help, we've finally defined the quality of the content we deliver to users, particularly the content that's being delivered through alerts, and we've found that these alerts do not meet our requirements. ", reports the message

Users of bluetooth and gps can receive messages via tags in this case Eddystone and Physical Web Beacon. Google had developed two APIs for nearby notifications: proximity tags and messages nearby

Disabling nearby notifications means that Android users will no longer receive notifications of the feature when they are located near a beacon . Developers no longer receive notifications via Eddystone and Physical Web Beacon. However, developers can still use nearby messages, connections, quick tags, and proximity tags. Google indicates that it will continue to support these features and APIs.

Google announced its service in 2016.