diff --git a/firebase-ai/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/quickstart/ai/FirebaseAISamples.kt b/firebase-ai/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/quickstart/ai/FirebaseAISamples.kt
index 3f6ceea9b..f4661c103 100644
--- a/firebase-ai/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/quickstart/ai/FirebaseAISamples.kt
+++ b/firebase-ai/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/quickstart/ai/FirebaseAISamples.kt
@@ -275,8 +275,6 @@ val FIREBASE_AI_SAMPLES = listOf(
         description = "Use bidirectional streaming to get information about" +
                 " weather conditions for a specific US city on a specific date",
         navRoute = "stream",
-        backend = GenerativeBackend.vertexAI(),
-        modelName = "gemini-2.0-flash-live-preview-04-09",
         categories = listOf(Category.LIVE_API, Category.AUDIO, Category.FUNCTION_CALLING),
         tools = listOf(
             Tool.functionDeclarations(
@@ -305,8 +303,6 @@ val FIREBASE_AI_SAMPLES = listOf(
         description = "Use bidirectional streaming to chat with Gemini using your" +
                 " phone's camera",
         navRoute = "streamVideo",
-        backend = GenerativeBackend.vertexAI(),
-        modelName = "gemini-2.0-flash-live-preview-04-09",
         categories = listOf(Category.LIVE_API, Category.VIDEO, Category.FUNCTION_CALLING),
         tools = listOf(
             Tool.functionDeclarations(
diff --git a/firebase-ai/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/quickstart/ai/feature/live/BidiViewModel.kt b/firebase-ai/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/quickstart/ai/feature/live/BidiViewModel.kt
index c1a632f75..80589b18f 100644
--- a/firebase-ai/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/quickstart/ai/feature/live/BidiViewModel.kt
+++ b/firebase-ai/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/quickstart/ai/feature/live/BidiViewModel.kt
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ class BidiViewModel(savedStateHandle: SavedStateHandle) : ViewModel() {
         val liveModel =
             FirebaseAI.getInstance(Firebase.app, sample.backend)
                 .liveModel(
-                    modelName = sample.modelName ?: "gemini-live-2.5-flash",
+                    // If you are using Vertex AI, change the model name to
+                    // "gemini-live-2.5-flash-preview-native-audio-09-2025"
+                    modelName = sample.modelName ?: "gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-09-2025",
                     generationConfig = liveGenerationConfig,
                     tools = sample.tools,
                 )