Google Gemini's privacy notice was updated on May 5, 2026 to remove references to 'Google Built-in' from two locations. The first change removed 'Google Built-in Gemini' from a sentence describing how precise location data may be received from other Google services; the updated text now reads 'Gemini may receive your precise location data from another Google service, like Android Auto, to fulfill your request even if the precise location settings above are off.' The second change removed a reference to 'Google Built-in' from a sentence directing users to learn how to turn off precise location, so the text now reads 'Learn how to turn off precise location in Android Auto' instead of 'Android Auto and Google Built-in.' These are editorial removals that appear to reflect changes in product naming or terminology rather than changes to data collection practices or location handling policies.
The updated privacy notice removes product naming references but does not change the substance of how Gemini collects or handles precise location data. The core statement that Gemini may receive precise location data from other Google services like Android Auto to fulfill requests, even when precise location settings are off, remains unchanged. The removal of 'Google Built-in' appears to be a terminology or product naming adjustment rather than a substantive policy change affecting location data practices.
Remains unchanged; Gemini may receive location data from services like Android Auto even when device location settings are off.
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This change removes product naming references from a privacy notice without modifying the underlying data collection or location handling policies. The substantive commitments regarding precise location data access remain operative. No new compliance obligations are …
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