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Google has officially made your smartphone a lot more talkative after expanding Search Live globally
The update brings real-time voice and camera capabilities to over 200 countries and territories, Malaysia included.
According to Google, this massive rollout was enabled by the new Gemini 3.1 Flash Live model, which aims to make digital interactions feel human-like.
The model is natively multilingual, allowing users to speak in their preferred language. In other words, you can even converse in Malay.
To get started, users can simply tap the Live icon in the Google app on Android, iOS, or iPadOS
You can now ask questions out loud to get audio responses, keep the conversation going with follow-up queries, and access helpful web links.
If you are trying to assemble furniture and failing, you can now point your camera with Google Lens and ask for help.
Google Search Live sees what you see, offering suggestions and links to guide you through the process
The update is designed for those moments when typing out a query feels like a chore.
The goal is to make artificial intelligence (AI) feel as seamless and natural as chatting with a friend, wherever you are.
