Google’s ‘live’ AI search assistant can handle conversations in dozens more languages

The Verge / 3/27/2026

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Key Points

  • Google is expanding Search Live, an AI voice-and-camera search assistant feature, to be available in more than 200 countries and territories.
  • The assistant can now handle conversations in dozens more languages, according to Google’s Thursday announcement.
  • Search Live lets users point a phone camera at an object or scene and ask questions aloud, returning audio answers along with relevant web links.
  • Google attributes the global rollout to its newly deployed Gemini “Flash Live” model(s), which power the assistant’s capabilities.
  • The broader availability and multilingual support are likely to increase real-world adoption of AI-mediated search for everyday tasks like installation, identification, and guidance.
Google Search Live

Google is expanding access to Search Live, a feature that lets you search for information using your voice and camera. The AI search assistant is now available in more than 200 countries and territories, as well as dozens of languages, according to an announcement on Thursday.

Search Live rolled out broadly in the US last September, allowing you to point your phone's camera at something and ask about it aloud, such as how to install a shelving unit. The AI assistant will then offer an audio response, along with links to information it finds on the web.

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