Gemini Live is rolling out to all Android users – for free. Here’s how to access it

Google Pixel 9 Pro Gemini Live Advanced
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In Might, Google unveiled Gemini Live, a conversational AI-powered assistant that may be interrupted, have multi-turn conversations, and revisit conversations later. Since its launch, Gemini Reside has solely been out there to Gemini Superior customers, requiring a $20 month-to-month membership to entry; nevertheless, that is about to vary.

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On Thursday, Google shared by way of an X submit that every one Gemini mobile app customers in English on Android can now entry Gemini Reside, permitting them to have a free-flowing dialog with the assistant each time they’d like. There isn’t a Gemini app for iOS, and in consequence, these customers will be unable to take part within the expertise. 

The replace makes entry to Gemini Reside solely free to Android customers since they’ll not have to subscribe to the Gemini One AI Premium plan to entry it, and downloading the app from the Google Play Retailer is free. 

That is notably noteworthy as a result of ChatGPT’s equal function, the brand new Voice Mode, is currently rolling out in alpha to a small group of ChatGPT Plus users, including extra customers on a rolling foundation. ChatGPT Plus can also be a $20 month-to-month subscription, and even in case you shell out the cash, there isn’t a assure that you will even be one of many customers who get entry to Voice Mode anytime quickly.

Ultimately, each Gemini Reside and OpenAI’s Voice Mode will be capable of use the telephone’s digital camera to offer the voice assistant context of the person’s environment to tell responses. Nonetheless, neither firm has given a transparent date for when the visible element of the function will launch. 

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In case you are an Apple person experiencing a little bit of FOMO, no worries. In Might, Apple unveiled Apple Intelligence, its assortment of AI options that shall be infused into the Apple system expertise, and one of many new options is a better Siri. 

Apple Intelligence shall be a part of iOS 18, which launches subsequent week. Nonetheless, solely customers with the A17 chip and higher, found in the iPhone 15 Pro and all succeeding models, can expertise Apple Intelligence in its entirety. A number of the new Apple Intelligence options will roll out in October, with others to comply with at a later date. 

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