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March 18, 2026 {% id="03-18-2026" %}

Gemini
* Released the new [Built-in Tools and Function Calling
Combination](/docs/tool-combination) feature, making it possible to use
Gemini's built-in tools alongside custom function calling tools in a single
API call.

* [Grounding with Google Maps](/docs/maps-grounding#supported-models) is now
supported for Gemini 3 models going forward.
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