Categories: Technology

Gemini removes @Google Maps and @YouTube apps

Gemini is cleaning up its apps, previously called extensions, for more direct integrations that don’t require invoking @YouTube or @Google Maps.

When you go to the Apps page, now called “Connected Apps” in the gemini.google.com menu, you’ll find that several of these tools are no longer listed. Additionally, the dialog no longer lets you @YouTube, @Google Maps, @Google Flights, or @Google Hotels.

However, the functionality remains fully available if you mention what you want. Google probably wants people to send prompts naturally without having to worry about apps/extensions.

Ask Gemini to find a video, then ask questions about it:

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Check out videos showing how to quickly extract grape juice from a wool rug.

Ask Gemini to give you directions or find information about a location:

Where is the nearest cafe and what time does it open?
How long does it take to walk from Buckingham Palace to Big Ben in London? And from Big Ben to Trafalgar Square?

Ask Gemini to find flight and hotel information for your next trip:

Find nonstop flights from San Francisco to anywhere
Show me flights to Tokyo and give me ideas for things to do. And Seoul too?
Find hotels for a 4-day trip to San Francisco for New Year’s Eve.

This change is also reflected on the Google support page listing available “connected apps.”

Communication: Phone, Messages, WhatsApp
Device control: Google Home, Utilities
Media: Google Photos, Spotify, YouTube Music
Learning: OpenStax
Productivity: GitHub, Google Workspace (Calendar, Docs, Drive, Gmail, Keep, Tasks), Android OEM apps (e.g. Samsung Calendar, OnePlus Notes, etc.)

In other changes, those not on Google AI Pro or Ultra with “Personal Background” will see the Saved Information page renamed to the more explicit “Instructions for Gemini.”