Gemini Live is becoming a more helpful digital assistant that responds naturally

TL;DR Google is enhancing Gemini Live with visual overlays that highlight objects in your camera feed and a new audio model for more expressive conversations. The visual overlay feature helps you identify items or get advice by placing a white-bordered rectangle around objects in your camera’s view. The new native audio model is designed for more responsive and expressive conversations. At last year’s Made by Google event, Google unveiled Gemini Live, a feature designed for more natural, hands-free conversations with its AI chatbot. Since its debut, Google has introduced numerous upgrades to Gemini Live, most notably the ability to share your camera feed and screen. Today, Google announced a major enhancement to Gemini Live’s camera-sharing capabilities and a new audio model to make interactions even more natural. Don’t want to miss the best from Android Authority? Set us as a preferred source in Google Search to support us and make sure you never miss our latest exclusive reports, expert analysis, and much more. Visual overlays in Gemini Live During its presentation on the new Google Pixel 10 series, Google detailed several improvements coming to Gemini Live on Android. First, when you share your camera feed, Gemini Live will be able to display visual overlays to highlight specific objects. These highlights appear as a white-bordered rectangle around an object, while the rest of the view is slightly dimmed to make it stand out. This “visual guidance” feature is designed to help you quickly locate and identify items in your camera’s view. For instance, you could use it to highlight the correct button on a machine, point out a specific bird in a flock, or identify the right tool for a project. You can also use it for advice, like asking Gemini to recommend the right pair of shoes for an occasion. The feature can also handle more complex scenarios. In a briefing, a Google product manager shared a personal example from a recent international trip. He was struggling to figure out if he could park in a certain spot, unable to make sense of the foreign-language signs, road markings, and local regulations. After pulling out his phone and opening Gemini Live, he pointed his camera at the scene and asked if parking was allowed. Gemini looked up the local rules, translated the signs, and then highlighted a spot on the street where he could park for free for the next two hours. Visual guidance in Gemini Live will be available out of the box on the Google Pixel 10 series and will start rolling out to other Android devices next week. The feature will expand to iOS devices in the coming weeks. A Google AI Pro or Ultra subscription will not be required. New native audio model in Gemini Live Alongside the visual overlays, Google is upgrading Gemini Live with a new native audio model designed for more responsive and expressive conversations. First, this new model will respond more appropriately to what you say. For example, if you’re chatting about a stressful topic, it’ll respond with a calmer, more “measured” voice. Google says that you’ll also be able to control how the new audio model speaks to you. If you’re having trouble keeping up with what Gemini is saying, for instance, you can ask it to speak more slowly. Or if you’re in a hurry, you can ask it to speed things up. Lastly, you can even get it to tell you a dramatic story from the perspective of a historical figure. “Ask Gemini to tell you about the Roman empire from the perspective of Julius Caesar himself, and get a rich, engaging narrative complete with character accents,” Google says in its blog post. I personally think Gemini Live’s new visual overlays feature is better suited for Android XR glasses, but it’s nice to have it available now on mobile since we’re still quite a bit away from getting our hands on those glasses. What do you think of these new Gemini Live features? Let us know in the comments below! Google Pixel 10 Google Pixel 10 Very promising battery specs • 6.3-inch display • Loaded with Google AI features MSRP: $799.00 Baseline excellence. The Google Pixel 10 is the 6.3-inch base model of the in-house Android phones from Google. With plenty of high-speed storage options, a good amount of RAM, and the all-new Tensor G5 processor, it should blow through your mobile computing tasks with ease. A triple camera system includes standalone ultrawide and telephoto lenses, and a 50MP main sensor. See price at Amazon See price at Amazon Save $100.00 See price at Amazon Save $100.00 Limited Time Deal! Google Pixel 10 Pro Google Pixel 10 Pro Top-tier specs with small display • Satellite SOS • Powerful AI tools • Bright display MSRP: $999.00 More power in the smaller form-factor The Google Pixel 10 Pro marks a new trend. As the medium model in the Pixel 10 line, it offers top-tier specifications with the smaller 6.3-inch display. Diverging from previous Pixel series' trend of the medium phone being a large display with low-tier specs. We're excited for the Tensor G5 chipset, high-resolution display, UFS 4.0 storage options, big 16GB of RAM, and the AI-powered triple camera setup with 50MP main sensor. See price at Amazon See price at Amazon Save $200.00 See price at Amazon Save $200.00 Limited Time Deal! Google Pixel 10 Pro XL Google Pixel 10 Pro XL Biggest non-folding Pixel phone • Best specs and AI features MSRP: $1,199.00 Ultimate power from the Pixel 10 line The most powerful option from the Pixel 10 line is the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL. With a 6.8-inch display, Tensor G5 shipset, 16GB of RAM, UFS 4.0 storage options, a powerful triple camera setup, and a battery in excess of 5,000mAh, you should be able to power through any task in your day. See price at Amazon See price at Amazon Save $200.00 Limited Time Deal! Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold Top-tier specs • IP68 rating • 6.4-inch outer and 8-inch inner displays MSRP: $1,799.00 Thinner, more powerful, and a bigger display The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold combines a 6.4-inch front display with a folding 8-inch inner panel for two capable viewing experiences. With the Tensor G5 shipset, 16GB of RAM, and lots of UFS 4.0 storage options, it matches the Pixel 10 Pro XL in terms of specifications and performance. The folding phone also offers a triple camera setup, plenty of powerful AI features, wireless charging, and an IP68 rating. See price at Amazon Save $300.00 See price at Amazon This article was updated at 7:50 PM ET to correct our section on the natural audio model as well as add demo assets from Google’s blog post. Follow