Google Maps is set to remove its user-following feature by September, eliminating the ability for users to follow or be followed within the app.

Google has announced that it will no longer allow users to follow others, or be followed themselves, within the app.

In the next few months, Google plans to pull the plug on a Maps feature that allows you to follow contributors.

The tech giant confirmed the change in a community support post (via TechIssuesToday ), indicating that it will kick in later ...