Google has implemented major enhancements to its Gemini-powered offerings, improving usability and accessibility of AI tools on a global scale. The Gemini app now accommodates audio files, a feature that users have long sought. Josh Woodward, vice president of Google Labs and Gemini, indicated in a post on X that audio support was the “#1 request” among users. Free-tier users can upload audio clips of up to 10 minutes and receive five prompts daily, while subscribers to the AI Pro or AI Ultra plans can upload audio files of up to three hours. Additionally, the app supports various file formats, including ZIP archives, with a limit of 10 files per prompt.
In conjunction with this, Google Search’s AI Mode has introduced five new languages: Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese. This upgrade, powered by Gemini 2.5, enables users to pose complex inquiries in their preferred language. A company blog emphasized the significance of this development: “With this expansion, more people can now use AI Mode to ask complex questions in their preferred language, while exploring the web more deeply.” The third key update involves NotebookLM, which now generates reports in customizable styles across over 80 languages. Users can create study guides, briefing documents, blog posts, flashcards, and quizzes from uploaded files.
Google anticipates that this feature will be fully available by the end of the week, offering users enhanced control over the structure, tone, and style of their reports. Although the Gemini app is just now incorporating audio support, NotebookLM has previously utilized this feature to assist researchers and students in analyzing patterns across various file types. Through these updates, Google seeks to establish Gemini not merely as an AI assistant but as a comprehensive productivity and research tool.
