Google Continues Astra Rollout for Gemini Live, Bringing Screen and Camera Sharing to More Users

Summary

Google is in the process of rolling out Astra camera and screen sharing capabilities for Gemini Live, a feature initially announced at the start of March. The update will be available to Gemini Advanced subscribers as part of the Google One AI Premium plan on Android devices. Some users started seeing these features on March 22, with more reports gradually emerging since then. The rollout is not specific to any particular device brand; having Gemini Advanced subscription is the primary requirement.

Google provided an update via @GeminiApp, stating that they are working hard to make Astra available to more people and will continue to roll it out over the coming weeks. The feature allows users to share their camera or screen in Gemini Live conversations, enhancing the interactive experience. A demo of the feature was also shown on the latest episode of the Waveform Podcast.

The rollout is part of Google's ongoing efforts to improve Gemini Live, which includes a 2.5 Pro experimental update made available to all users and previous upgrades like the 2.0 Flash update that enhanced understanding and multilingual conversation capabilities.