Google updates the Gemini app with real-time AI video, Deep Research, and more

Summary

Google announced several updates to the Gemini AI chatbot app during Google I/O 2025, including more broadly available multimodal AI features, updated AI models, and deeper integrations with Google’s suite of products. Starting Tuesday, Google is rolling out Gemini Live’s camera and screen-sharing capabilities to all users on iOS and Android. The feature, powered by Project Astra, allows users to have near-real time verbal conversations with Gemini, while simultaneously streaming video from their smartphone’s camera or screen to the AI model. For example, while walking around a new city, users could point their phone at a building and ask Gemini Live about the architecture or history behind it, and get answers with little to no delay. In the coming weeks, Google says Gemini Live will also start to integrate more deeply with its other apps. The company says Gemini Live will soon be able to offer directions from Google Maps, create events in Google Calendar, and make to-do lists with Google Tasks. The slew of updates to Google’s Gemini are part of the company’s efforts to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Apple’s Siri, and other digital assistant providers. The rise of AI chatbots have given users a new way to interact with the internet and their devices. This has put pressure on several Big Tech businesses, including Google Search and Google Assistant. Google announced during I/O 2025 that Gemini now has 400 million monthly active users, and the company surely hopes to grow that user base with these updates. Google introduced two new AI subscriptions: Google AI Pro, a rebrand for its $20-per-month Gemini Advanced plan, as well as Google AI Ultra, a $250-per-month plan that competes with ChatGPT Pro. The Ultra plan gives users very high rate limits, early access to new AI models, and exclusive access to certain features. U.S. subscribers to Pro and Ultra, that have English selected as their language in Chrome, will also get access to Gemini in their Chrome browser, Googl...