Friday, May 17, 2013

Zillow Adds Location Awareness To Android

Seattle-based real estate site Zillow added a nifty new feature to its Android app yesterday: the app will now push information on homes for sale to users, as they get close to a home. The new feature is based o new locaiton technology that was announced by Google at its Google I/O conference this week. According to Zillow, any time a shopper who is running the app gets close to a home saved in their "favorites", the phone will automatically provide directions to the home, and allow users to save photos, notes, and more. Zillow was one of only a small number of firms to get access to the new Android feature.