Google Maps is reportedly testing a new Gemini powered Ask Maps feature for its mobile app. It aims to simplify trip planning.

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Google’s new Data Manager API gives advertisers a simpler, centralized way to feed first-party data into its AI systems. Google is rolling out a new Data Manager API that lets you plug first-party ...

Google Maps is getting a Gemini-powered upgrade. Beyond being able to chat hands-free with Gemini within Maps and receive directions based on popular landmarks, users can now create custom, ...

Google Maps is adding new AI features, including a builder agent and an MCP server — a tool that connects AI assistants to Google Maps’ technical documentation — to help developers and users create ...

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We were able to activate a new Gemini integration in the latest Google Maps beta. Gemini will eventually replace the Google Assistant for hands-free control during navigation. The change isn’t live in ...

The Google Maps app is functioning properly again after thousands of users across the country reported problems with the app Thursday afternoon, including in the Chicago area. According to the website ...

Google Maps is available in more than 250 countries, so it may surprise some people to learn that a modern tech-obsessed nation like South Korea isn't on that list. Google Maps has long been shunned ...

Media playback controls disappeared from Google Maps on Android devices this week, disrupting music and podcast listening for millions of drivers. The issue, affecting widely used music apps like ...

After the deprecation of Assistant Driving Mode earlier this year, Google Maps is now missing media playback controls for YouTube Music and Spotify on Android. Update 7/21: Google tells us today that ...