Google’s Gemini Live camera and screenshare functions, which let the conversational AI chatbot answer questions about the stuff you’re looking at in real-time, are rolling out now on Pixel 9 series phones and Samsung Galaxy S25 devices. The free update is also coming soon to other Android devices, but you’ll need to be a paid Gemini Advanced user to gain access.
Once available on your device, you can activate the live video function at the push of a button and ask Gemini Live questions about whatever your camera can see. As demonstrated in Google’s April Pixel Drop video, you can do things like point the camera at an aquarium tank and ask Gemini Live questions about specific fish. You can also tap the new screenshare button, show Gemini Live a shopping website, and ask the AI assistant to compare products or provide styling advice.
Last month, Google spokesperson Alex Joseph confirmed to The Verge that the features started rolling out to customers, and some users on Reddit confirmed it appeared on their devices, including on a Xiaomi phone. The video and screensharing in Gemini Live were first demonstrated in May at Google’s I/O developer conference as part of “Project Astra.”
Gemini Live is available in 45 languages in select countries for users 18 years of age and older (excludes education and enterprise accounts).
