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Google is trying to find the saturation point where people start leaving...

My annoyance is that every second trip is... back home. So with their gigawatt AI, I suppose it could have learnt. So I guess it tries to do its best to avoid me going home: typing « Home » suggests « Home Depot? home improvement? Homie restaurant? Homicide drop point? » I’m joking with the last one but Google seems to be pushing too hard to make me discover new places.

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If you have saved your address home is always the first option, no need to type anything

If you disable the option allowing Google to track and collect your location data everywhere and everytime, you cannot use this option.

My workaround for this was to create a shortcut to directions to home:

In Google Maps on Android:

1. Search for your home address and click "Directions"

2. Click on 3-dot menu (hamburger button?) next to origin and destination

3. Select "Add route to Home screen" to create shortcut

It also disables the ability to view weather on my phone at a glance or button press. I have to Google "city name weather"

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