# Read small print and find dropped things with spoken camera tips

> If the camera is too close or off to the side, Gemini tells you out loud to step back or tilt down.

Turn on Guided Vision in Gemini Live and point your Android phone at a label, dial or dim menu. Gemini reads it out and tells you how to move the camera if it can't see well.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/read-small-print-aloud-with-guided-vision/
- Category: Hidden AI superpowers
- Made for: Everyone
- Works in: Gemini
- Time: About 2 minutes to turn on
- Effort: A few steps
- Note: Android 9 or later, where Gemini Live is available. Google says it can make mistakes and isn't a mobility aid.
- Published: 2026-11-02

## Can my phone read small labels out loud for me?

Yes. On Android, turn on Guided Vision in Gemini Live, as of October 2026, then point your camera at the label or dial. Gemini reads it aloud and tells you how to reframe if it can't see well. It suits reading nutrition labels, appliance dials and dim menus, or finding a dropped earbud. It isn't meant for navigation or safe travel, so don't use it to get around.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
I'm pointing my camera at [WHAT YOU SEE, e.g. the dial on my oven]. Please read out exactly what it says, starting with [MOST IMPORTANT PART, e.g. the temperature setting]. If you can't read it clearly, tell me how to move the phone, one small step at a time. Then answer this: [YOUR QUESTION, e.g. is it set to bake or broil?]. Keep your answers short and speak slowly.
```

## Step by step

1. Open the Gemini app, tap your profile, and turn on Guided Vision in Live
2. Open Gemini Live and share your camera
3. Point at the label, dial or menu and say the prompt below
4. Follow the spoken tips to reframe until it reads clearly

## What you'll get

A spoken reading of the print, step-by-step camera directions when needed, and a short answer to your question.

## Good to know

**Can my phone read small labels out loud for me?** Yes. On Android, turn on Guided Vision in Gemini Live, as of October 2026, then point your camera at the label or dial. Gemini reads it aloud and tells you how to reframe if it can't see well. It suits reading nutrition labels, appliance dials and dim menus, or finding a dropped earbud. It isn't meant for navigation or safe travel, so don't use it to get around.

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Gemini. On this page, one tap copies the prompt and opens the app, so you just paste. Android 9 or later, where Gemini Live is available. Google says it can make mistakes and isn't a mobility aid.

**How long does it take?** About 2 minutes to turn on. It's rated "A few steps". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 3 blanks: what you see, most important part and your question. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A spoken reading of the print, step-by-step camera directions when needed, and a short answer to your question.

Idea spotted on the official docs, shared by Google: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/guided-vision-gemini-live/. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: No AI Slop (A sharp editor that cuts the AI tells from any draft. Your point and your voice stay); TLDR (Your AI stops writing walls of text: every reply leads with the next action, numbered and skimmable).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.