Gemini Live is finally available for all Android phones – how to access it for free

In September, Google introduced that every one English-speaking Gemini cell app customers on Android would get entry to Gemini Reside, permitting them to have free-flowing conversations with the assistant at any time when they’d like. Now, the Gemini Reside rollout is full — it is obtainable without cost on all Android telephones. 

On Tuesday, Google introduced through an X publish that Reside is now obtainable for all Gemini customers in English on the Android app, ending the gradual rollout that started final month.  

Google first unveiled Gemini Reside, a conversational AI-powered assistant that may be interrupted, have multi-turn conversations, and revisit conversations later, in Might. Since its launch, Gemini Reside has solely been obtainable to Gemini Superior customers, requiring a $20 month-to-month membership to entry. Now, free customers have been looped in, too. 

The brand new replace makes entry to Gemini Reside fully free to Android customers since they may now 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. There is no such thing as a Gemini app for iOS, and in consequence, these customers will be unable to take part within the expertise.

That is notably noteworthy as a result of ChatGPT’s equal function, the brand new Voice Mode, is presently solely rolling out to paid subscribers, together with ChatGPT Plus customers, who pay a $20 month-to-month subscription. 

Finally, each Gemini Reside and OpenAI’s Voice Mode will be capable of use the cellphone’s digicam to present 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. 

To see when you have entry to Gemini Reside, make certain your Gemini app is up to date after which open it such as you commonly would. If you happen to see the waveform icon on the backside left of your app display, you’ve gotten Gemini Reside entry. When you click on on it, you will note a walkthrough of easy methods to use the function. If you happen to do not see it, attempt updating your Gemini app.

If you’re an Apple person experiencing a little bit of FOMO, no worries. In Might, Apple additionally unveiled Apple Intelligence, its assortment of AI options that shall be infused into the Apple gadget expertise, and one of many new options is a wiser Siri. 

Apple Intelligence shall be a part of iOS 18.1, which is coming later this month. Nonetheless, solely customers with the A17 chip and better, discovered within the iPhone 15 Professional and all succeeding fashions, can expertise Apple Intelligence in its entirety. Among the new Apple Intelligence options will roll out in October, with others will observe at a later date, presumably early subsequent 12 months.