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Google Upgrades Gemini Live With Visual Guidance, Adds Support for Phone and Messages Apps

Google Upgrades Gemini Live With Visual Guidance, Adds Support for Phone and Messages Apps

Gemini Live will soon be able to highlight objects on the screen while the video mode is turned on.

Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap | Updated: 21 August 2025 17:09 IST

Google Upgrades Gemini Live With Visual Guidance, Adds Support for Phone and Messages Apps

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The new Gemini Live features are first rolling out to the Google Pixel 10 series

Highlights

Google says visual guidance will help users find the correct items easily
Gemini Live will soon be able to make a call based on voice prompts
Google is also working on adding new voice models for the AI assistant

Google announced a new update for Gemini Live on Wednesday, adding new capabilities, broader app integration, and improved voice models for more natural speech. The Mountain View-based tech giant is also introducing visual guidance, allowing Gemini Live to highlight specific objects on the screen in response to user queries. In addition, the real-time, two-way voice chatbot is being integrated with the Phone, Messages, and Clock apps, enabling it to make calls, send messages, and set alarms. These features will first roll out to the Google Pixel 10 series.

Gemini Live Gets a Major Upgrade

In a blog post, the tech giant detailed the new features being added to Gemini Live. Notably, visual guidance will be available on the Pixel 10 series on August 28, the day the smartphones go on sale. The same week, these features will also start rolling out to other Android devices. The iOS devices will receive the feature after that. The company did not mention any specific timeline for the app integration and voice model upgrades.

Visual guidance was first teased at this year's Google I/O event. Essentially, when a user turns on the video feed in Gemini Live and the visuals show multiple objects, the AI chatbot can highlight the object it is talking about. On the screen, it appears as a rectangle with white margins. The company says the feature can be useful in scenarios where the visual is crowded by multiple objects, or the user is seeking information about two visually similar objects.

Gemini Live Can Now Answer Queries About Google Calendar, Maps and Tasks

Apart from this, the tech giant is also expanding the first-party app integration of Gemini Live. So far, it only supports Google Calendar, Keep and Tasks. However, the company says it is planning to add support for the Phone, Messages, and Clock apps as well. Once the feature rolls out, users can ask the AI to make a call, set an alarm, or send a message to a contact mid-conversation, without needing to stop the conversation.

Finally, the company announced that it will soon launch updates to the speech models that power Gemini Live. The update will improve the intonation, rhythm, and pitch to make the audio sound more natural and expressive. Gemini Live will also be able to change the tone of its voice based on the topic, adjust its tempo to speak slower or faster, and even use character accents while narrating a story.

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Akash Dutta is a Chief Sub Editor at Gadgets 360. He is particularly interested in the social impact of technological developments and loves reading about emerging fields such as AI, metaverse, and fediverse. In his free time, he can be seen supporting his favourite football club - Chelsea, watching movies and anime, and sharing passionate opinions on food. More