Original Story: wxyz.com
(WXYZ) - No one likes to get stuck in line at their favorite coffee shop or local eatery—and now Google wants to help.
It’s a new feature labeled "popular times"—and the goal is to save you time.
It appears when you do a simple Google search of a restaurant or business on your mobile device. For iOS devices, you can use the Safari app to see the feature. If you have an Android, reports indicate you can find the feature using the Google app.
When you see the spot you're looking for with the address and hours of operation, just click on the "more" button. You’ll then see the "popular times" section.
The section helps users avoid busy times at that place throughout the week. You can scroll through the neat bar graphs to see what the peak hours are day to day.
A spokesperson for Google tells me in an email, "Much like we compute traffic data based on the anonymized aggregated movement of people on the road, we are able to determine relatively how busy a place is."
It’s a pretty neat feature; you can test it out for yourself. It’s just beginning to roll out, so if you can’t see it yet, be patient.
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