Google Maps has got a decent amount of AI incorporated in it, with features that make everyday life easy. The application can bring restaurant recommendation, routes, and a lot more for the user. Now, in a recent development, it has been revealed that Google Maps is prepping to place food orders on your behalf as well. According to a report published by Android Authority, the Google Maps for Android version 26.27.00.941319029 includes some new strings. The strings read like ‘ask maps food ordering promo.’
The text seen in the in-development app feature appears to be in the context of the application soon announcing the new feature to users and enticing you to give it a go for the first time as well. Now, that still leaves us with a plethora of questions about exactly how this is all going to work.
One of the biggest concerns here is whether the actual food ordering will be directed to Gemini in the cloud, or would this feature rely only on smartphone hardware? All in all, if the feature comes out, then it will definitely make it more convenient for the people who have their favorite places saved on the map and are also in the habit of ordering frequently. One thing that we are sure of is that for the payment part, human intervention will be needed, as neither Google nor any other company will let AI make payments on behalf of a user.
Now, there are privacy concerns related to the feature as well as it will allow Google to have deeper insight into the user’s order history, spending habits, order history, and more. Moreover, Gemini may also prioritise highly rated or sponsored listings over the preferred choice of the users. And yes, is someone gets access to your google account then they will be able to place orders on user’s behalf.
