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GBP & Google Maps changelog
Every confirmed change to Google Business Profile, Google Maps, and local AI surfaces — dated, sourced, and permalinked so you can cite it.
- google-business-profiledeprecation
Google Retires Business Profile Q&A: Preparing for the AI Pivot
Google is sunsetting the Business Profile Q&A feature, signaling a strategic shift away from community-managed questions toward AI-generated merchant descriptions.
- local-searchlaunch
Google Launches Population Dynamics Insights: A New Era for Geospatial AI
Google has introduced Population Dynamics Insights, a first-of-its-kind dataset using 330-dimensional AI embeddings to help multi-location brands and agencies analyze human behavior for hyper-accurate site selection.
- AI searchminor
AI Overviews expand into more local queries
Google rolled out AI Overviews for a larger share of local-intent queries, pulling answers from Business Profile data and indexed local pages alongside the Map Pack.
- AI searchaddition
Ask Maps generative search rolls out to US
Ask Maps, the conversational AI search experience built into Google Maps, became available to all US users — surfacing place recommendations from natural-language prompts.
- Business Profileremoval
Google removes Chat from Business Profile
Business owners can no longer receive customer chat messages directly through their Business Profile, with the feature fully retired from the product surface.
- Business Profileremoval
Call history retired in Business Profile
Google deprecated the call history feature for Business Profiles, removing the ability for owners to track inbound calls from the listing directly.