At its hardware launch event today, Google also unveiled a few new AI-related features. First up is Gemini Live. This app is available today for Gemini Advanced subscribers in English on Android phones.
It offers “a mobile conversational experience that lets you have seamless conversations with Gemini,” according to Google itself. So, basically, like Google Assistant, but with an AI branding, because everything has to be these days?
You can interrupt Gemini Live mid-response to elaborate on a point or pause a conversation and come back to it later, which is even better. Gemini Live also works hands-free: you can continue talking with the Gemini app in the background or when your phone is locked. Gemini Live will offer ten new voices to choose from, as shown in the video above.
“In the coming weeks,” Google will be rolling out new extensions for Gemini that will allow the app to work with apps like Keep, Tasks, and Utilities, and expand its feature set on YouTube Music. Coming soon will be a Calendar extension that will let you, for example, take a photo of a concert flyer and ask Gemini if you’re free that day, and even set a reminder to buy tickets. Ticket purchasing is likely a feature planned for 2025 and beyond.
On Android, if you’ve replaced Google Assistant with Gemini, you can ask Gemini things by saying “Ok Google.” And if you’re using YouTube, you can tap Ask about this video and ask Gemini questions about what you’re watching. It works elsewhere too with Ask about on this screen. Gemini can also drag and drop the images it generates directly into Gmail and Google Messages.
Google promises to focus on speed and quality with Gemini in the coming months and launch deeper integrations with Google Home, Phone, and Messages.
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