Google expands Search Live voice AI search to 200+ countries and dozens of languages

Google has expanded Search Live, its voice and visual AI search that works through a smartphone camera, to more than 200 countries and territories and dozens of languages, according to the company's official blog post published in March 2026.

How Search Live works

Search Live lets you point your phone's camera at an object and ask a question about it by voice, for example how to assemble a shelving unit. The service replies out loud and backs the answer with links to information it found on the web, so users can dig deeper into the topic.

• The feature first launched widely in the US in September 2025
• It is now available in more than 200 countries and territories
• It supports dozens of languages, according to Google's help documentation
• It is part of Google's broader search mode called AI Mode
• The global expansion runs on the new Gemini 3.1 Flash Live model
• The official announcement of the expansion was published on Google's blog in March 2026

Which model powers the expansion

The global rollout of Search Live is built on Google's new model, Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, designed specifically for streaming voice and visual scenarios. According to the company, this model is what lets the service run in dozens of languages across more than 200 countries and territories. Search Live is part of AI Mode, which Google is developing in Search as an alternative to the traditional list of links.

Why the feature is called Search Live

The name reflects how the service works: the user keeps the phone's camera pointed at an object while holding a voice conversation with the AI, getting answers in real time. That is the meaning of "live," as opposed to ordinary text-based search by query. Google accompanied the announcement with a demo video showing this use case in practice.

What this means

Search Live has gone from a local test in the US to a service available in most countries of the world. Google is betting on multimodal AI search, a combination of voice, the smartphone camera and the Gemini model, as an evolution of traditional text search and part of the broader AI Mode.

Frequently asked questions

When did Search Live first launch in the US?

Search Live launched widely in the US in September 2025. That was when users first got the ability to point their phone's camera at an object and ask questions aloud, receiving a spoken answer with links to sources.

What can you ask Search Live?

Google gives the example of a question about how to assemble or install a shelving unit: the user points the camera at the object and asks a question by voice, and the service answers aloud and adds links to web pages with more detail.

Which model powers the global expansion of Search Live?

Google names the new Gemini 3.1 Flash Live model as the engine of the global expansion. According to the company, it is what lets the service run in dozens of languages in more than 200 countries and territories.

Where is Search Live available now?

The service is available in more than 200 countries and territories and supports dozens of languages, compared with the initial launch in September 2025, which was limited to the US.