Google Maps may soon let users order food from restaurants inside the app for pickup, based on hidden code in the latest Android version, according to Android Authority. Code strings tied to Google’s Gemini-powered Ask Maps assistant, including ‘ask Maps to order food,’ point to agentic ordering that would place orders on the user’s behalf, even while traveling. It’s unclear how much autonomy the AI would have, or whether Google would compete with DoorDash and Uber Eats or partner with them for pickup, dine-in, and delivery. Google hasn’t launched the feature, which could be limited to newer Pixel phones, and its next big reveals are expected around the Pixel 11 launch in August.
