A few years ago, Android got a new feature that showed you notifications based on your location and what was around you. For example, today, I went to the barber shop to get a haircut and received a notification with information about the Walmart across the street. Okay, so that example was not good. That's because the feature often sent me notifications about a location nearby or the nearest store when I was visiting a friend's house. However, the main reason that Google is discontinuing Nearby Notifications is that developers began abusing the platform and used it to send spammy alerts...
Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/google_discontinues_androids_nearby_notifications_feature_-news-33916.php
