Subj : Gemini Live could soon get this useful Google Maps upgrade  and i
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Sep 12 2025 11:45:08

Gemini Live could soon get this useful Google Maps upgrade  and it looks 
perfect for smart glasses

Date:
Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:29:46 +0000

Description:
The signs are that Google is preparing to add some more Google Maps data to 
the Gemini Live experience  and that's great news for travelers.

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Google Maps feature has been spotted for Gemini Live It would pull up place 
information from Google Maps We're not sure when the feature might go live 
for everyone 

Google continues to build new features on top of its Gemini Live experience  
where you can chat naturally to the AI, and show it the world around you 
through your phone's camera  and it seems a useful Google Maps upgrade is on 
the way. 

The team at Android Authority has spotted code hidden in the latest Google 
app for Android that lets you overlay information from Google Maps on top of 
the camera viewfinder, so you get more details about what you're looking at. 

So, for example, you might see the name of a restaurant and its Google Maps 
rating pop up if your phone's camera is looking down a street. It sounds 
similar to the Google Lens augmented reality (AR) feature that's already 
available inside the Google Maps app. 

At the moment, you can already use Gemini Live to point your camera at places 
in front of you, whether they're landmarks or businesses, and ask questions 
about them. Once this new feature arrives, you'll get Google Maps data added 
in as well. Smarter device How the feature looks when enabled (Image credit: 
Android Authority) 

The Android Authority team has managed to get the feature up and running, and 
it looks pretty basic at the moment. You can also get the Google Maps 
information up in audio mode, but you need to be specific about the places 
you want the details of. 

This kind of AR-enabled overlay would be useful for smart glasses too of 
course: imagine being able to bring up a Google Maps info card right in your 
line of vision. We may see a new Samsung-made pair of smart specs arriving 
before the end of the month . 

It also builds on top of the new visual guidance feature for Gemini Live that 
Google demoed at the Pixel 10 launch event , which highlights specific 
objects in the camera viewfinder  like buttons, parking spots, tools, or 
anything else that's useful. 

There's no indication of when this feature might roll out to the masses, but 
considering the necessary code is already in place  and that Google has been 
keen to push out AI features as quickly as possible  it shouldn't be too long 
before we're all seeing it. You might also like It's official: Gemini is 
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n-get-this-useful-google-maps-upgrade-and-it-looks-perfect-for-smart-glasses


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