Look like Foursquare and Yelp are not the only location-based services around to help you find great places based on where you and your friends have been, because Facebook has just introduced a similar feature for its iOS and Android apps.
The refreshed Nearby feature enables you to find new and great places nearby with the help from your Facebook friends and share your favourites on Facebook. Facebook uses the likes, check-ins and recommendations from your Facebook friends to display a list of interesting places nearby such as places to eat, drink, stay, shop, watch movies or places for outdoor activity.
Nearby feature can be accessed from the left sidebar menu. Facebook will show in the screen your current location and also a list of interesting places nearby. A tap on a particular place will reveal options like how to get to the place, read info like friends who’ve been there, business hours, recommendations from friends and a link to its Facebook page.
In addition to discovering new places to visit, you can share what you think by rating or recommending places to your friends.
Other than that, you can find places of interest by category. Say you want to find a place to stay, tap on the Places Nearby button and choose the Hotel category to find all nearby hotels.
Facebook Nearby feature is still in its infancy. But not to worry, because the results will get better the more people use Nearby. Moreover, Facebook is also planning to add places info from third party services in the near future.
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