BizTech Q&A 62: Why won’t Gemini talk to me?

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Question

Does Gemini have a voice mode like ChatGPT?  I prefer to use Gemini but I also like to be able to have 2-way “conversations” like I can with ChatGPT.

~ Anonymous

Answer

Hello there,

You’re in luck!  Maybe.

(Google) Gemini does have a mode that is similar to ChatGPT’s voice mode.  It is called Gemini Live. 

Right now (Nov ‘25) it is only available on the mobile app.  I expect that they will add it everywhere else eventually but I don’t know what the timeline is.  

I just tried it out again (to make sure it is still there) and it works well.  Here are some of the things that you can do with it:

• • Share your camera and ask questions about whatever you see
  • Share your screen and ask for help/clarification about anything
  • Start with existing files (including photos/images) and have a conversation about them
  • Brainstorm ideas
  • (Probably anything that you do with ChatGPT’s voice mode)

This is the icon for Gemini Live  .  It is probably on the right side of the prompting area but it depends on the phone and operating system that you are using.  

Hope that helps

~ Damien