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Gemini 3.1 Flash Live speeds up real-time AI voice assistance

Google's Gemini 3.1 Flash Live speeds up real-time AI help by delivering low-latency, voice-first responses with a larger context window, multilingual support, and improved acoustic nuance; it enhances Gemini Live/Search Live with real-time features like camera and screen-sharing and is accessible via the Gemini API and AI Studio for developers and enterprises.

4 hours ago•Source: Android Central

Pixel's Now Playing graduates to a dedicated app with offline song ID

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54.055 min•24 days ago

Pixel's Now Playing graduates to a dedicated app with offline song ID

Google has turned Now Playing into a standalone Pixel app on the Play Store, moving it out of Settings to enable faster updates and greater visibility. The app still identifies songs entirely on-device using a fingerprint database (no audio is sent to the cloud), and Google is testing a refreshed UI with clearer album art and easier navigation between the song history and recognition features.

via Android Central