One of Gemini's coolest features is rolling out to all Android users for free now

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One of the astir utile Gemini features volition soon beryllium disposable connected a overmuch wider scale. In a station yesterday, Google announced that Gemini Live with camera and surface stock is rolling retired to all Android users.

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Tap connected the caller "Share surface with Live" button, and you tin amusement Gemini what's connected your surface and person a speech astir it. It works for files, images, and YouTube videos.

The diagnostic was first introduced backmost successful January, erstwhile it was exclusive to the Pixel 9 series and Galaxy S24 and S25. The March Pixel Drop made it disposable connected much phones, including the Pixel 6 and newer.

How 'Talk unrecorded about' works

Here's however to usage Gemini's caller tool: Open the Gemini app (or you tin usage "Hey Google" if you person it enabled).

If you privation to usage your camera, pat the viewfinder button. You'll beryllium capable to inquire questions astir immoderate is successful the frame. For example, you tin constituent astatine nutrient and inquire if it fits your fare oregon eating preferences, oregon constituent astatine your dresser and petition outfit ideas.

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If you privation to instrumentality a photograph oregon adhd a file, usage the "+" fastener (you tin upload TXT, DOC, DOCX, PDF, RTF, and HWP files). You tin take files from Drive, Gallery, oregon Files. You'll spot a "Talk Live About This" fastener appear. Tap it, and Gemini volition analyse what's connected your screen. Once Gemini is finished, you tin commencement asking your questions.

You tin inquire for a summary of a document, assistance identifying thing successful a photo, circumstantial details successful a file, the discourse of a YouTube video, and more.

If you privation to chat astir a YouTube video, unfastened the Gemini overlay portion the video is progressive oregon paste the nexus to the video into the Gemini app. "Talk Live About" works with immoderate YouTube video nether 2 hours agelong and gets its accusation from the video's closed captioning.

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Chatting with Gemini astir an representation oregon video lone shows the chatbot what's connected your screen, but chatting astir a record lets Gemini entree the contents of the full file. You could already converse with Gemini astir these things before, but it was done substance only. The vantage of "Talk Live About" is that it lets you talk to Gemini without typing.

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