Building a Gemini Live voice app with React, FastAPI and your own WebSocket protocol

A developer built a Gemini Live voice app using React, FastAPI, and a custom WebSocket protocol. The approach enables real-time voice interaction with Google's Gemini AI directly from a browser, offering a practical alternative to quick experiments.

The quickest way to try Gemini Live from a browser is to open a WebSocket straight to Google. For a weekend experiment, that is fine. Continue reading on Towards AI »