Your files could be a conversation starter for Gemini Live

Gemini Live is now out for the general public to use, and it’s one of Google’s most advanced

tools. However, it’s not much more than a friendly voice to answer your general questions. This could change, according to a new report. Gemini Live might talk to you about your files sometime soon.

In case you don’t know what Gemini Live is, here’s a refresher. Google recently released this feature for free Gemini users. It’s a much more conversational version of Gemini. It will give you answers and talk to you in a very human manner. It strives to break the barrier between human beings and AI voices, however unsettling that may be.

To use Gemini Live, make sure that your Gemini app is fully updated. After that, either open the app or summon Gemini using the hot word. You’ll see a little waveform icon on the bottom right of the screen. Once you tap that option, Gemini Live will activate and let you choose your voice.

Gemini Live could eventually talk about your files

You can upload files to Gemini to read through, but you could only interact with them in the main Gemini app. When it comes to Gemini Live, you’re not really able to do much outside of having a conversation. However, thanks to a new APK deep-dive, it looks like Google wants Gemini to look at your files.

Since this news is from an APK deep dive, you’ll want to take it cautiously. Google placed code in the current version of the Google app that hints at new features, but it doesn’t guarantee that it will implement them. There’s always the chance that the company will shelf them before the official launch.

The deep dive, performed by AssembleDebug (in collaboration with Android Authority), shows some strings hidden within the 15.45.33.ve.arm64 beta of the Google app.

Open Live
Talk about attachment
Open Live with attachment

These strings point to Google letting Gemini Live look through the files you uploaded. With this feature enabled, you’ll be able to have a conversation about the media you uploaded. This could have some major implications.

Imagine uploading a PDF of a textbook and having a 1-on-1 conversation about the media in it with Gemini Live. It’ll be like having your own tutor. That’s only one possibility. Who knows how this could help make Gemini Live more useful?