Google rolls out Search Live globally, turning your phone camera into a real-time AI search tool

THE DECODER / 3/27/2026

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Key Points

  • Google is rolling out “Search Live” to users in more than 200 countries, expanding availability of the feature globally.
  • Search Live lets people use both voice and their phone camera to query Google Search, aiming for more real-time, context-aware discovery.
  • The capability effectively turns the camera into an input for search, reducing the need to manually type queries.
  • The rollout signals Google’s continued investment in multimodal search experiences that blend image understanding with conversational voice queries.

Google is rolling out "Search Live" to more than 200 countries. The feature lets users talk to Google Search using voice and camera.

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