Google is turning Search into more of a live conversation than a box where you just type queries – and now that experience is going global. Search Live, the company’s AI-powered, voice-and-camera search mode, is rolling out to all languages and locations where AI Mode is available, covering more than 200 countries and territories.

If you haven’t seen it yet, Search Live sits right inside the Google app on Android and iOS as a “Live” button under the search bar. Tap it, start talking, and instead of a static results page, you get a spoken AI response plus on-screen links you can tap to dig deeper. You can keep the conversation going with follow-up questions, without constantly rewriting your query – it feels more like chatting with an assistant than using a search engine.

The real magic happens when you bring the camera in. Turn on your camera in Search Live or jump in from Google Lens, and Search can “see” what you’re pointing at – a flat-pack shelf, a gadget with a confusing setup, a strange plant, a product label – then walk you through what to do next, step by step, with both voice answers and web links. It’s designed for those moments when typing feels clumsy: fixing something with both hands busy, learning how to do a task in real time, or figuring out what you’re looking at while you’re on the move.

Under the hood, this global expansion is powered by Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, Google’s new audio and voice model that’s built for real-time, low-latency back-and-forth conversation. Google says it’s their highest-quality audio model yet, with faster responses, better ability to stay on-topic across longer chats, and support for many languages out of the box – which is how Search Live can now work in so many regions without feeling like an English-first experiment.

Practically, this shift makes search feel less like “type, skim, tap a link” and more like “show and ask” – tell it what you need, show it your situation, and let the AI respond in real time. For Google, it’s also a clear answer to the rise of voice-first AI assistants: instead of sending you to a separate chatbot, it’s folding conversational AI, camera input, and classic web results into one experience that lives where billions of people already search every day.