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Gemini Live opens to free Android users
Gemini Live voice conversations, launched for Gemini Advanced subscribers, began rolling out free on Android
What changed
- Gemini Live (Android, English)
- Was Before: “Gemini Advanced subscribers on Android phones”
- After: Rolling out to “more people using the Android app, free of charge”
What this means for you
Free Gemini users on Android could have spoken, back-and-forth conversations with Gemini without paying for Gemini Advanced. The rollout was gradual and in English.
Evidence
Google's August 13, 2024 post: 'Gemini Live begins rolling out today in English to our Gemini Advanced subscribers on Android phones, and in the coming weeks will expand to iOS and more languages.' On September 12, 2024 the Gemini app account on X posted: 'We're starting to roll out Gemini Live in English to more people using the Android app, free of charge.' 9to5Google saw it on a free US account on September 18, 2024.
Sources
- Google: Gemini makes your mobile device a powerful AI assistant (Aug 13, 2024; Live for Advanced subscribers) · archived
- Google Gemini on X: Gemini Live rolling out on Android, free of charge (Sep 12, 2024)
- 9to5Google: Gemini Live starts going live for free users on Android (Sep 18, 2024) (secondary) · archived