Twins Live is one of Google’s best AI tools to date, but it feels more like a party trick than something you’d want to use on a daily basis. I used Gemini Live occasionally multimodal camera and screen sharing features in situations where additional context seems important.
However, the main Twins The chatbot has remained my go-to AI feature for random questions and everyday help. That all changed after the major Gemini app update, which added a completely overhauled Neural Expressive user interface. Everyone is colorful and talkative minimal Gemini app design or Gemini Daily Brief, but the feature I can’t stop using after the update is Gemini Live.
Gemini Live’s old audio user interface is gone, replaced by a new approach that focuses on AI-generated content. During your Gemini Live chat, your screen displays spoken words, generated images, and more. You can copy, share or export Gemini Live replies without ending the conversation. That’s the most An underrated upgrade to come out of Google I/Oand i can’t stop using it.
What’s new with the user interface of the Gemini app?
The old Gemini Live experience made sense for long-running voice conversations or questions that required real-time multimodal context. It wasn’t ideal for quick chats or basic questions. This is because the resulting Gemini Live user interface takes up the entire screen and doesn’t provide much visual value. There was a waveform graph that moved as the twins spoke, but you couldn’t see or act on anything he said.
The video experience was slightly better, as the viewfinder was displayed for the video stream shared with Gemini. I used Gemini Live’s video streaming feature everything from improving my plant health for I am rearranging my apartment plan. Again, these visuals were related to the content you shared with Gemini, not the other way around.
Google’s new Neural Expressive design language for Gemini Live makes this waveform animation a snap. All the extra space is now used to emphasize Gemini’s answers. As before, you can chat randomly with Gemini Live and hear spoken responses spoken in real time. The difference now is that these responses will also appear on the screen, so you can read or listen to what Gemini Live has to say.
Here’s how I multitask using Gemini Live’s new interface
A new focus on visual content enables new use cases for Gemini Live. You can ask for it Create images with Nano Banana 2for example, and see the output immediately. The conversation remains active, allowing for follow-ups and workshops. This is something the old Gemini Live could never do.
To try it out, tap the waveform icon on the new Neural Expressive pill on the Gemini app’s home screen. The Gemini Live experience will start, but you will be kept on a modified version of the home page.
Gemini Around the live animation pill, you’ll see buttons for live video streaming, screen sharing, mic mute, and exit. Start by asking Gemini Live a question and watch the screen fill with the chatbot’s answers.
This is where things really come in handy. You can tap to pause Gemini Live, and when you do, a plain-text transcript of what the chatbot is saying appears — just like you’d see when using the text-based version of Gemini. This opens up a number of controls and functions. I can like, dislike, update or copy the text of a Gemini Live reply while the conversation is going on.
Previously, the old Gemini Live experience required users to end a live chat before the transcript and text controls would appear.
A reply from Gemini Live can be exported to a Doc, moved to a draft in Gmail, or used to split a new conversation. With the copy function, you can easily copy a Gemini Live reply to any other application without ending the conversation.
Gemini Live also works directly from your home screen. You can enable Live by holding down the power button or by swiping up from the bottom right corner and tapping the Gemini Live waveform icon. The compact user interface makes more sense for multitasking while using your device.
As you continue to use your phone, the Gemini Live interface morphs into a small sphere, leaving plenty of room for your content. All the while you can still chat with Live. Tapping the bezel brings back the buttons, so you can share your screen, stream your camera feed, or mute your microphone. You can also close or mute Gemini Live from the live notification in the notification shade.
Gemini Alive can now be better than basic Gemini
Honestly, Gemini’s core chat experience took a step backwards with the Neural Expressive overhaul.
It’s harder to find things like the weird grouping of tools and attachments under a single menu. There are no more suggestion chips to spark ideas or help users experiment with new Gemini features. While the main Gemini chat screen is arguably less functional, the Gemini Live experience has only gotten more functional.
The updated version of Gemini Live brings text, images and more to your screen as the voice AI assistant speaks. allows you to see. I get almost all the benefits of using the chat experience without having to type or send multiple requests. Now that Gemini Live is so useful, I find myself using nothing else.
All the best for Gemini Live
Google Pixel phones are designed for multimodal Gemini Live, and the Neural Expressive interface is fully compatible with Google’s Material 3 Expressive design language. The Google Pixel 10 also has a Tensor G5 chip, a 6.3-inch display and a triple camera system.
