Google rolls out Search Live globally with Gemini 3.1 Flash Live model
Google has begun globally rolling out Search Live, enabling users in 200+ countries and territories to point their phone camera at objects and ask questions about what they see. The expansion is powered by Google's Gemini 3.1 Flash Live model, designed to be natively multilingual with faster, more reliable performance.
Google expands Search Live to 200+ countries with Gemini 3.1 Flash Live
Google has begun rolling out Search Live globally following a delayed launch attempt last week. The visual search tool, now available in every location and language where Google offers AI Mode, enables users in more than 200 countries and territories to point their phone camera at objects or scenes and receive AI-generated answers about what they're viewing.
Gemini 3.1 Flash Live powers the expansion
The global expansion is backed by Google's newly released Gemini 3.1 Flash Live model. According to Google, the model was designed with native multilingual support, enabling more natural conversations across languages. The company claims the system is more reliable and faster than previous iterations, addressing performance expectations for real-time camera-based queries.
The specific technical specifications of Gemini 3.1 Flash Live—including context window size, latency benchmarks, or parameter count—have not been disclosed by Google.
Live Translate expansion to iOS
Separately, Google is bringing Live Translate to iOS users, complementing its existing Android availability. The real-time translation feature, which allows users to wear headphones and receive live translations of another person's speech, is expanding to Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, and the UK across both platforms.
Live Translate now supports understanding of more than 70 languages and works with any compatible headphones. The expansion represents Google's effort to build multilingual capabilities across its search and translation products.
What this means
Google's global rollout of Search Live positions visual AI search as a core search feature rather than an experimental tool. By tying the expansion to Gemini 3.1 Flash Live's claimed improvements in speed and multilingual performance, Google is signaling confidence in the model's ability to handle real-time visual queries at scale. The simultaneous expansion of Live Translate suggests Google is consolidating its multimodal AI capabilities into consumer-facing products across search, translation, and visual understanding. For users, this means camera-based search becomes a standard feature in most regions where Google operates.
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