Overview
- Google began a global rollout of Search Live on Thursday, reaching every country and language where AI Mode is offered.
- Users tap the Live button in the Google app or Lens to ask by voice or show the camera view and get spoken answers with links for deeper reading.
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Live cuts lag, better reads pitch and pace, filters background noise, tracks longer chats, and supports more than 90 languages with AI audio tagged by SynthID.
- Developers can try the model in preview through the Gemini Live API, and companies such as Home Depot and Verizon are already testing enterprise uses.
- Google Translate’s Live Translate is coming to iOS and more countries, offering real-time headphone translations in 70-plus languages.