Google brings Gemini Live to Apple CarPlay for iPhone users

Google has added the Gemini app to Apple CarPlay. Drivers can tap the Gemini icon on the car display or side rail and talk with Gemini Live, either resuming a recent chat or starting a new one. Google says users can interrupt, change the subject or pause mid-conversation. The company says this comes after Gemini first reached Android Auto, as well as vehicles that have Google built in.

iPhone owners who use Gemini now get the same in-car voice access that Android Auto users already had. Because Gemini connects to Google Workspace apps such as Gmail and Google Calendar, Google says drivers can ask about their schedule, get a daily brief, catch up on unread emails and have long email threads summarized by voice. Google also lists brainstorming, presentation practice and local recommendations as uses.

Google says the rollout starts today and covers all Gemini users on iOS worldwide, in every language Gemini Live supports. To use it, update the Gemini app on the iPhone, enable microphone permissions and use Gemini Live on the phone at least once. After that, connect the phone to the car and tap the Gemini icon on the CarPlay display. Conversations sync to the Gemini app on the iPhone, so summaries and notes appear in the chat history after the drive. Google has not announced any separate pricing for the feature.

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