Overview
- Strings found in Google Maps version 26.09.00.873668274 reference Gemini’s Nano Banana generating styled images of places in Street View.
- The feature wording suggests users could “make an image of [their] favorite places” by choosing from preset styles rather than entering custom prompts.
- Evidence resides in backend code, indicating internal testing rather than a rollout to users, with availability and scope still unconfirmed.
- Related UI changes surfaced in the same teardown, including a possible rename of the “3D” layer to “Raised buildings” and a rounded-corner Map type sheet.
- The findings were reported by Android Authority’s APK insight and corroborated by 9to5Google, with no official comment or launch details from Google.