Gemini for Android is testing new voices

At I/O 2024, Google said Gemini Live will offer 10 natural-sounding voices instead of just the one we're currently limited to, and testing appears to be underway.

Since launch, Gemini has used a male voice to read back answers (2 examples):

Activating Gemini on Android today will reveal female voices (3 examples):

We’re only seeing the new voice in Gemini for Android, the web app and iOS app remain unchanged. As of today, there’s no way to change the voice back in settings. Google may be testing this before a wider rollout.

Google Assistant today offers 12 voices that use colors as names. Genemi will probably use a similar strategy.

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