Gemini 3.8 Live

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Gemini Desktop Task Mode to Support Gemini Live and Computer Use Settings

Google’s Gemini desktop app now has a switch between Chat and Tasks, and trusted testers are starting to receive Gemini Task mode, the home of its computer use agent. Tasks carries a Gemini Live entry point, hinting at voice-controlled computer use on top of the new Gemini 3.8 Live model, and a new settings menu lets users choose allowed and disallowed apps. This article covers what TestingCatalog found, five weeks of computer use traces, the Drive backup and large-folder problem, Windows and Workspace admin controls, and what businesses should decide before rollout.

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Realtime Voice Mode Rolling Out to Gemini Notebook Ultra Subscribers

Google is rolling out real-time voice conversations in Gemini Notebook, starting with Google AI Ultra subscribers on mobile. We set out what the feature does, the four restrictions buried in the announcement, the Gemini 3.8 Live model it almost certainly runs on, the four other study features shipped alongside it, and whether the feature justifies an Ultra subscription.

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Gemini 3.8 Slugs Appear on Cloud Quota Page and Grok 4.7 Forecasts

TestingCatalog spotted Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking on Google Cloud’s console quotas page on 15 September 2026. We set out what a quota entry proves, where the model would sit in Google’s Live API lineup, how it compares with OpenAI’s GPT-Live-1, and what Musk’s posts and three prediction markets say about Grok 4.7.

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