By: Emily Chow
Facebook is using Mapbox to bring richer maps to their user experience. We’re helping millions of Facebook users improve the way they meet up with friends, find recommendations, and plan their weekends.
We want to deliver the best possible map experience for people on Facebook. We use maps to help people connect with the places they care about. We’re happy to be working with Mapbox to achieve that goal.
— Antony Chen, Product Manager, Map Infrastructure
Right now you’ll see new maps in two places: the original Facebook app’s local search feature on Android and the base maps in Facebook Local.
In the main Facebook app on Android, you can use the search feature to find a specific coffee shop, restaurant, bar, event, or see options nearby your current location. Click the Places tab to see your search results on a custom Mapbox map.
With the Local app, you can find interesting events and social spots that your friends have shared or recommended. There are tabs to quickly scan events that are taking place today, this week, or this weekend, so it’s easy to see what your friends are up to.
Facebook isn’t alone; Snap, Twitter, Lonely Planet, and Woov all use Mapbox to connect your social activity to the world around you.
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