This might be some users’ biggest issue with Google Maps

Google Maps search results will take you to stores and restaurants that are closed

Arrow points to the Open now filter on Google Maps. | Image credit-PhoneArena

That’s a pretty self-explanatory description of what that button will do when tapped on. You’ll see the results of your search for a nearby UPS location, but only those that are open at the moment. But suppose you are already driving on an active route and want to add an additional destination by tapping the “add stops” button, You’ll see while driving, there is no way to filter the location by tapping the “Open now” button. 

So let’s say that you’re driving somewhere and you realize that your caffeine tank is low. You remember the name of a coffee shop along the way to your destination, and while it might add a few minutes to your drive, you add the stop to your active route. You get to the place, and you notice that it looks dark. So you try the front door anyway, and it’s locked. You look at the sign on the window and you realize that the store closed an hour ago, well before you typed the address in the app.

One Redditor had a good solution that Google should implement

Unless Google follows the above suggestion, what you can do is check the “Open now” filter when typing in a location you need directions for. But once you’re on an active route and type in a last-second location, it is best to check the hours of operation of the place you typed into the Google Maps search bar lest you add to your drive for nothing.

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