Generate documents with voice in Google Docs

Feature availability

• This feature requires an eligible Google Workspace or Google AI plan. Learn how to get started with Google Workspace with Gemini.
• This feature is currently available on mobile (Android and iOS) and in English only.
• This feature is also available through our trusted tester program, Google Workspace Experiments.
• Learn about supported languages for Google Workspace with Gemini.

With Gemini in Google Docs, you can brainstorm, draft, and refine documents using voice commands in your Android device. Google Docs with Gemini integrates context from your Google Drive, Gmail, Chat, and the web to help you create content efficiently on the go.

Generate a document with your voice

Create, draft, refine and format documents in Google Docs on Android with voice commands.

1. On your Android device, open the Google Docs app .
2. On the bottom right, tap Create with voice
3. Speak to Google Docs and describe your document.
   • For example: "Create a draft for Q3 social media campaign based on my chat with Rebecca" .
4. Optional: You can ask Gemini to reference files from Google Drive, Gmail, Google Chat, or the web.
5. Gemini in Docs generates an initial plan from your spoken prompts. You can ask Gemini to make changes to the plan. For example, "Don't include the competitor analysis", "Add a section for ingredient substitution".
6. Once the plan looks good to you, to create a draft, tap Next or say "Show me the draft".
7. Optional: To keep editing the draft, ask Gemini to make changes. You can add, remove, edit sections, and structure content. For example: "Bold all the headings".
8. Optional: To find the sources used, at the bottom tap Source(s).
9. To generate the document and finish creating with your voice, tap Done.

Customize Gemini's voice in Google Docs

Important: This feature requires an eligible Google Workspace plan with Gemini Beta enabled by your administrator. Learn more about access to Beta features.

You can choose different voices for Gemini in Docs.

To change the voice:

• On your Android device, open the Google Docs app .
• On the bottom right, tap Create with voice
• On the top right, tap more Voice settings.
• Select your preferred voice.

Generate or replace images with voice

Important: This feature requires an eligible Google Workspace plan with Gemini Beta enabled by your administrator. Learn more about access to Beta features.

Use voice commands to create or replace generated images while drafting a document.

Examples:

• To generate an image: "Add an image of a modern solar-powered house."
• To replace an image: "Change the house image with a blueprint illustration."

Manage source settings

You can ask Gemini to use specific files to write, edit, or refine content. For example, "Update the project timeline based on the latest updates from our team’s meeting notes doc."

Select source locations

You can select locations where Gemini proactively searches for content. This content is related to your prompt. Learn how to use sources with Google Workspace with Gemini. Experiment with pulling in context from your Drive, Gmail, Chat, or the web.

1. At the bottom, tap source settings .
   1. Or, during a conversation, on the top right corner, tap Source settings.
2. Select "Add from Drive" or other location.

Give feedback

• To provide feedback on the generated input:
  1. Tap Thumbs up and down .
  2. Follow the prompts.
• To provide general feedback: At the top, tap Help Help Docs improve.
• To report a legal issue: Learn how to report content for legal reasons.

Related resources

• Learn how to get started with Google Workspace Experiments
• Collaborate with Gemini in Google Docs
• Write & edit with Gemini in Google Docs