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Google local question-and-answer feature now live in search for all mobile browsers

The feature initially was available only on Android devices.

Barry Schwartz on August 24, 2017 at 9:09 am

Google has now rolled out the question-and-answer local feature to all mobile browsers as of last night. SEO Sergey Alakov first spotted the rollout.

About 10 days ago, the question-and-answer feature in the local knowledge panel went live for Android devices only. Now it’s visible on iOS devices, including mobile Safari.

Here is a screen shot of my business profile showing the ask-a-question feature in mobile Safari on my iPhone:

When you click on it, it lets you ask the question:

For more details on this feature, see our initial story.

Postscript: Today the Google My Business blog posted more details on this update after we published this story.

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