Bidirectional-Streaming

Walking Through Google's ADK Bidirectional Streaming Demo

9 March 2026·10 mins

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I want to build a live AI assistant that can hear a user and see their screen at the same time, then talk back in real time. This post walks through getting Google’s ADK bidirectional streaming demo running locally with mic, camera, and voice out — and documents the things that tripped me up.