Google expands Search Live worldwide with broader language support
Google has rolled out Search Live to more than 200 countries and territories and added support for dozens of languages. The feature combines your phone’s camera and microphone with conversational AI so you can point, ask aloud, and get an immediate spoken response alongside links and resources from the web.
First widely launched in the US last September, Search Live turns visual queries into helpful, step-by-step guidance — for example, asking how to install a shelving unit after pointing your camera at it. That mix of voice, vision, and concise web references makes information faster to get and easier to act on, especially when hands-on instructions are needed.
Google attributes the global expansion to its new Gemini 3.1 Flash Live model, which improves multilingual understanding and speech generation. Key benefits include:
- Real-time spoken answers that reduce the need to read complex instructions.
- Multilingual support so users can interact in their preferred language.
- Visual understanding that links spoken guidance to relevant web resources.
This rollout is a tangible accessibility and utility win: millions more people worldwide can now use conversational, camera-assisted search in their native languages for everyday tasks, troubleshooting, learning, and exploration. As Search Live reaches more regions, it demonstrates how large AI models can deliver practical help at scale.