Dive into the World of Google Assistant Gemini with 7 New Voice Options

Published On Sat Dec 21 2024

Earlier this month, Google started testing Gemini in Google Assistant on the Nest Mini and Audio, and here are the new voices. There are seven Gemini in Google Assistant voices to choose from. They are named after plants. Like Gemini Live’s 10 options, they are “more natural sounding voices.”

Enroll in the Google Home Public Preview program

To see if you have this, enroll in the Google Home Public Preview program. Afterwards, you might have an “Experimental AI features” toggle on that page. This setting is not yet widely rolled out even if you have other Public Preview features and is also responsible for AI camera search.

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How to access the new voices

Once rolled out, go to the Google Home Settings tab > Google Assistant > Assistant voice & sounds. When you’re using Gemini, there will be a “chime before Google Assistant responds with an AI-powered answer.” This large language model can “respond to a wider range of questions and provide more in-depth, AI-powered answers on general knowledge topics.” You can also ask follow-up questions, with the ability to interrupt Assistant’s response at any time.