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Now you can use Google’s live AI translations just by holding your phone to your ear like you’re taking a call.
The feature previously required a pair of headphones, but Google’s Gemini 3.5 Live Translate update is expanding support across more than 70 languages:

TL;DR
- Google's Gemini 3.5 Live Translate update now supports over 70 languages.
- Android users can utilize a new 'listening mode' for live translations.
- Translations can be heard directly through the phone's earpiece without headphones.
- This mode functions by holding the phone to the ear like a regular call.