I sent them a message and I got a response today:

Thanks! Your feedback helped us improve Google Maps 

Here’s what you told us:

  • New Google maps sucks! The new one has the 'search google maps' field and it is there covering part of the map. I hate having to move the map over to see what is behind it. it should be a little icon that you click to pop it up. better yet.... go back to the old google maps! Trust me.... you didn't fix anything.... you made it bad. It was great before.

With the help of your feedback, we’ve improved Google Maps. You can now see the entire map by hiding the search box and side panel.

To hide the side panel, go to the right of the side panel and click the arrow .



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