Gemini speech translation in Google Meet now covers 63 languages and detects the spoken language automatically. Each participant turns it on for themselves during a call. It is on by default for eligible Google Workspace editions, so admins decide whether it stays on.

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Check the Gemini settings for Google Meet in the Admin console and decide per organisational unit whether speech translation should be on for students.

For your ICT coordinator

The source says admins can turn it on or off at organisational unit or group level in the Admin console under Apps > Google Workspace > Google Meet > Gemini settings, and that it depends on the Gemini for Meet admin setting. It lists Google AI Pro for Education as an education add-on. The source says Google does not store voice data or train models on voice, and that availability is subject to regional and age restrictions.

The evidence

Google Workspace Updates blog, October 2026: Gemini-powered speech translation in Google Meet expands to 63 languages.

Admins: Speech translation is ON by default for eligible Google Workspace editions (when the Gemini for Meet admin setting is enabled) and can be disabled or enabled at the organizational unit (OU) or group level in the Admin console under Apps > Google Workspace > Google Meet > Gemini settings. https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/10/real-time-speech-translation-in-google-Meet-expands-to-63-languages-with-automatic-language-detection.html
Google does not store voice data or train models on your voice. https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/10/real-time-speech-translation-in-google-Meet-expands-to-63-languages-with-automatic-language-detection.html
Availability is also subject to regional and age restrictions. https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/10/real-time-speech-translation-in-google-Meet-expands-to-63-languages-with-automatic-language-detection.html
Education Add-ons: Google AI Pro for Education https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/10/real-time-speech-translation-in-google-Meet-expands-to-63-languages-with-automatic-language-detection.html
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