By Abner Li
Publication Date: 2025-12-12 18:55:00
Google today announced the latest version of Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio. In addition to Google Translate for live headphones translation, AI Mode’s Search Live will benefit from these model upgrades.
Like Gemini Live last month, Search Live responses will now be “more fluid and expressive than ever before.” This includes voices that sound more natural and the ability to slow down the response just by asking.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio is rolling out over the next week to all Search Live (Android + iOS) users in the US.
Today’s updates are also available to third-party developers building live voice agents. Compared to the previous version, there are three improvements:
- Sharper function calling: We’ve improved the model’s reliability when triggering external functions. It can now more accurately identify when to fetch…
