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Google Docs Adds Gemini Audio to Read Documents Aloud

The company frames listening as a more accessible way to review documents, helping users catch mistakes.

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Google Docs new AI feature

Overview

  • Users can generate AI audio versions of documents with customizable voices and adjustable playback speeds.
  • Audio is available from Tools > Audio > Listen to this tab, while authors can add a Listen button via Insert > Audio for collaborators.
  • Playback launches in a movable, pill-shaped player with pause, scrubber, and speed controls, according to the coverage.
  • The rollout has begun for Workspace business, enterprise, and education plans and for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, limited to English on desktop.
  • Docs on Android is also gaining an AI image generator for premium users alongside the audio release.