Google Maps is getting a HUGE AI upgrade!

This week, Mishaal Rahman and C. Scott Brown discuss the revamped Gemini-powered "Ask Maps" feature in Google Maps, which could be a "game changer" for finding new places. They also delve into Google's new "Computer Control" feature that will allow AI agents to fully automate Android apps, weighing the convenience against the potential security and trust concerns. Finally, they question if Google's going bananas for putting its Nano Banana image creator in seemingly random places like Google Lens and Circle to Search.

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🔗Full show notes with links and transcript!

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The Authority Insights Podcast is a new weekly show from the Android Authority team hosted by Mishaal Rahman and C. Scott Brown. In each episode, we’ll break down the latest exclusive reports, app teardowns, and leaks from the Android Authority team.

We don’t just spend time recapping stories; we also dive deeper into them, providing our own original analysis and sometimes new information not contained in our original articles — though you can find those too on our website right here.

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We’re also launching the Authority Insights Newsletter, where we’ll highlight all our top discoveries and industry-first stories of the week, so you don’t have to refresh our feed every day! It’s a weekly newsletter written by Mishaal, and even better: each edition will exclusively reveal some new facet of Android that hasn’t been reported on anywhere else yet! Subscribe here!

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Timecodes

• 00:00 - Intro
• 01:55 - Google Maps may soon let you ask about places like you're in the Gemini app
• 16:57 - Android’s new Computer Control feature shows the Rabbit R1 was ahead of its time
• 35:52 - Everybody loves Nano Banana, and now it's getting ready for Google Lens and Circle to Search
• 48:07 - Outro

Hosts

• Mishaal Rahman, Editor-at-large
• C. Scott Brown, Senior Editor

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