Google May Be Formatting Your Phone Number Incorrectly

Oct 3, 2012 - 7:35 am 1 by
Filed Under Google Maps

International Phone NumbersThere is yet another known bug with Google Maps / Places as verified by Jade Wang of Google.

Jade said in a Google Places Help thread that some (not many) international Google pages "that went through the new verification/merge process are having their phone numbers reformatted."

Jade said there are Googlers working on fixing it.

So if your phone number is formatted incorrectly or if you noticed a sharp decline in calls, it is likely due to this.

I have not seen any issues or examples myself, have you?

Forum discussion at Google Places Help.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: August 21, 2025

Aug 21, 2025 - 10:00 am
Other Search Engines

Report: OpenAI ChatGPT Sending 52% Less Referral Traffic (Do You See That?)

Aug 21, 2025 - 7:51 am
Google

Google Tests Share Icon For Search Results & AI Mode Again

Aug 21, 2025 - 7:41 am
Google Ads

Google Ads Rolls Out Asset Studio (Beta)

Aug 21, 2025 - 7:31 am
Google Ads

Google To Replace Local Service Ads Badges With One Verified Badge

Aug 21, 2025 - 7:21 am
Google

Google AI Mode Now In 180 Countries & Gains Agentic Features

Aug 21, 2025 - 7:15 am
Previous Story: Google: No Impact On Ranking Based On Linkage Of Google Profile