Google Maps just added a feature that lets you order food without leaving the app
Aug 6, 2026 — 8:30 AM ET
- Google Maps is getting food ordering, smarter personalized recommendations, a live transit widget, and conversational map edits through Ask Maps.
- Food ordering and conversational contributions are launching in the US first, while the live transit widget and personalized features are rolling out wherever Ask Maps is available.
- Ask Maps is also expanding to Australia, Brazil, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, and more than 150 countries and territories in English.
Google has announced several new features coming to Google Maps through Ask Maps, including the ability to order food directly from the app, more personalized recommendations powered by your Google data, a live transit widget, and conversational map edits.
The biggest addition is food ordering within Google Maps. This is a feature we previously discovered and reported on last month.
Users will now be able to discover restaurants and dishes along their route and place an order without leaving the app. For example, if you’re heading home from work, you can ask Maps to “order spicy pad kee mao with seafood for me to pick up on my way home.” Ask Maps will find nearby restaurants along your route that serve the dish you’re looking for, while also taking into account your saved places or dietary preferences. Once you choose a restaurant, the system automatically adds the requested dish to your cart so you can quickly review and complete your order.
Food ordering is rolling out in the US through partners including Square and Toast, with support from Uber Eats coming soon. Google also says it’s working on a Universal Commerce Protocol for food ordering, with DoorDash joining Square, Toast, and Uber Eats as inaugural partners.
Google is also bringing Personal Intelligence to Maps. This lets Ask Maps connect to Gmail, Calendar, and other Google apps to provide recommendations based on your plans and routines. For example, if you’re traveling, you could ask, “Give me ideas on how to spend a few hours near my hotel before my flight tomorrow.” Ask Maps can then use your hotel reservation from Gmail to suggest nearby places to visit and recommend when you should leave for the airport.
Google notes that Gmail integration is turned off by default, giving users full control over whether they want to connect their inbox to Ask Maps. Calendar integration is coming soon. If History is enabled, Ask Maps will also remember previous conversations so you can continue where you left off.
Another new addition is a live Transit widget that keeps users updated about real-time delays and schedule changes for buses, trains, subways, and ferries.
Google is also making it easier to contribute information to Maps. Users can now suggest edits in a conversational way through Ask Maps or the Contribute tab. For example, you can upload a photo of a storefront sign, and Google Maps will detect updated business hours from the image and ask you to confirm the changes before submission.
As for availability, the live transit widget, more personalized Ask Maps responses, and conversation history are rolling out now everywhere Ask Maps is available. Food ordering, hotel and event discovery, and conversational map contributions are launching in the US first, with support for additional countries planned over time.
Google is also expanding Ask Maps itself to Australia, Brazil, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, and Mexico, in addition to making it available in English across more than 150 countries and territories.