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Gemini Live Upgraded — Real-Time Voice Translation and Proactive Audio Make AI a Listening Partner

In May 2026, Google delivered a major upgrade to Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio. The standout features are live speech-to-speech translation that preserves original tone, pace, and pitch — and Proactive Audio, which only responds when the AI is being addressed. Voice AI is learning to listen like a person, not a microphone.