Google has rolled out a new search feature worldwide that allows users to have real-time conversations with artificial intelligence using their smartphone microphone and camera. The move is the latest in Google's ongoing efforts to enhance its search capabilities, following the launch of AI Overviews in 2024.
According to information technology industry sources on Tuesday, Google recently expanded its "Search Live" service to approximately 200 countries. Search Live is a service that lets users search while conversing with AI through the Google app. Users can access it by tapping the "Live" icon after opening the Google app. The feature works by letting users point their smartphone camera at their surroundings and ask AI questions, which the AI then answers by voice.
Google's Search Live was previously available only in English in North America. To expand the feature to multiple languages, Google applied its voice-specialized AI model "Gemini 3.1 Flash Live." Gemini 3.1 Flash Live is a newly unveiled AI model with built-in multilingual processing capabilities, enabling use in languages other than English. Its tone recognition function has also been improved to reduce unnatural conversations.
