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Cesar Cadenas

Gemini Live's background mode and app extensions could blow Apple Intelligence away

Google Gemini website displayed on Google Pixel 7a .

During Google I/O 2024, the tech giant previewed Gemini Live, a unique version of the AI on mobile capable of holding “natural conversations.” You can think of it like Siri, as you’ll be able to engage in a two-way dialogue with Gemini and have the AI respond concisely.

Since the initial announcement, we haven’t heard much about the tech until recently, when strings of code referencing Gemini Live were found in a Google app beta. The code mentions a “background mode” letting users continue conversations “while using other apps or while [their] screen is locked.” As 9To5Google points out, this effectively turns the Gemini Live experience into a phone call of sorts.

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