One of CarPlay’s most popular apps is about to get a big upgrade, per leak

Apple Maps keeps getting better, but for many CarPlay users, Google Maps is still their go-to app. And per a code leak, Google Maps for CarPlay is about to get a big upgrade thanks to Gemini integration.

Gemini is coming soon to Google Maps for CarPlay

Ever since iOS 26.4 added support for AI chatbot apps, we’ve seen new CarPlay apps arrive for ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Grok.

Google Gemini doesn’t yet have a CarPlay app, but a code leak shows it will soon come to CarPlay in a form that may be even more useful.

As discovered by Aaron Perris, code strings for the Google Maps CarPlay app show that Gemini integration is in the works, and expected soon.

Gemini is already available inside Google Maps for iPhone. But the AI assistant isn’t yet part of the CarPlay experience.

Based on Perris’s findings though, it looks like users will soon get a Gemini upgrade in Google Maps for CarPlay too.

To get an idea of what Gemini in Google Maps might enable, this video offers some examples.