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Google Begins Rolling Out Gemini in Maps, Turning Navigation Into a Conversational Co‑Pilot

Initial U.S. rollout starts on Android, with fuller chat and Lens features still pending.

Google Maps’ latest update aims to make navigation feel more like a conversation than a series of commands.
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Overview

  • Google has started integrating Gemini into Google Maps, and some U.S. Android users report Gemini replacing Google Assistant and receiving proactive traffic alerts.
  • Directions are shifting to landmark-based guidance that references visible places, using data from roughly 250 million locations and Street View imagery.
  • A camera-powered Lens experience that lets users point at a place and ask questions is set to expand in the U.S. later this month on Android and iOS.
  • Gemini supports hands-free, multi-step voice requests and can perform tasks in Google apps such as creating Calendar entries when permission is granted.
  • The deployment is gradual with no UK timeline announced, broader availability on Android and iOS expected in the coming weeks, and Android Auto support to follow.