diff --git a/samples/snippets/README.rst b/samples/snippets/README.rst
index a8a84205..c0d970f2 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/README.rst
+++ b/samples/snippets/README.rst
@@ -136,6 +136,31 @@ To run this sample:
       -h, --help  show this help message and exit
 
 
+Transcribe Streaming
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+
+
+To run this sample:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    $ python transcribe_streaming.py
+
+    usage: transcribe_streaming.py [-h] stream
+    
+    Google Cloud Speech API sample application using the streaming API.
+    
+    Example usage:
+        python transcribe_streaming.py resources/audio.raw
+    
+    positional arguments:
+      stream      File to stream to the API
+    
+    optional arguments:
+      -h, --help  show this help message and exit
+
+
 
 
 The client library
diff --git a/samples/snippets/README.rst.in b/samples/snippets/README.rst.in
index c757d47d..70259318 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/README.rst.in
+++ b/samples/snippets/README.rst.in
@@ -22,5 +22,8 @@ samples:
 - name: Transcribe async
   file: transcribe_async.py
   show_help: true
+- name: Transcribe Streaming
+  file: transcribe_streaming.py
+  show_help: true
 
 cloud_client_library: true
diff --git a/samples/snippets/quickstart.py b/samples/snippets/quickstart.py
index 7a0a798c..81966cf8 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/quickstart.py
+++ b/samples/snippets/quickstart.py
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ def run_quickstart():
     # Loads the audio into memory
     with io.open(file_name, 'rb') as audio_file:
         content = audio_file.read()
-        audio_sample = speech_client.sample(
+        sample = speech_client.sample(
             content,
             source_uri=None,
             encoding='LINEAR16',
-            sample_rate=16000)
+            sample_rate_hertz=16000)
 
     # Detects speech in the audio file
-    alternatives = speech_client.speech_api.sync_recognize(audio_sample)
+    alternatives = sample.recognize('en-US')
 
     for alternative in alternatives:
         print('Transcript: {}'.format(alternative.transcript))
diff --git a/samples/snippets/requirements.txt b/samples/snippets/requirements.txt
index 186ea352..deb66fca 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/requirements.txt
+++ b/samples/snippets/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-google-cloud-speech==0.23.0
+google-cloud-speech==0.25.0
diff --git a/samples/snippets/transcribe.py b/samples/snippets/transcribe.py
index fbf57b20..7c138ec9 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/transcribe.py
+++ b/samples/snippets/transcribe.py
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ def transcribe_file(speech_file):
             content=content,
             source_uri=None,
             encoding='LINEAR16',
-            sample_rate=16000)
+            sample_rate_hertz=16000)
 
-    alternatives = speech_client.speech_api.sync_recognize(audio_sample)
+    alternatives = audio_sample.recognize('en-US')
     for alternative in alternatives:
         print('Transcript: {}'.format(alternative.transcript))
 
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ def transcribe_gcs(gcs_uri):
         content=None,
         source_uri=gcs_uri,
         encoding='FLAC',
-        sample_rate=16000)
+        sample_rate_hertz=16000)
 
-    alternatives = speech_client.speech_api.sync_recognize(audio_sample)
+    alternatives = audio_sample.recognize('en-US')
     for alternative in alternatives:
         print('Transcript: {}'.format(alternative.transcript))
 
diff --git a/samples/snippets/transcribe_async.py b/samples/snippets/transcribe_async.py
index d7a8fce0..8457871b 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/transcribe_async.py
+++ b/samples/snippets/transcribe_async.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 Example usage:
     python transcribe_async.py resources/audio.raw
-    python transcribe_async.py gs://cloud-samples-tests/speech/brooklyn.flac
+    python transcribe_async.py gs://cloud-samples-tests/speech/brooklyn.raw
 """
 
 import argparse
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ def transcribe_file(speech_file):
             content,
             source_uri=None,
             encoding='LINEAR16',
-            sample_rate=16000)
+            sample_rate_hertz=16000)
 
-    operation = speech_client.speech_api.async_recognize(audio_sample)
+    operation = audio_sample.long_running_recognize('en-US')
 
     retry_count = 100
     while retry_count > 0 and not operation.complete:
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ def transcribe_gcs(gcs_uri):
     audio_sample = speech_client.sample(
         content=None,
         source_uri=gcs_uri,
-        encoding='FLAC',
-        sample_rate=16000)
+        encoding='LINEAR16',
+        sample_rate_hertz=16000)
 
-    operation = speech_client.speech_api.async_recognize(audio_sample)
+    operation = audio_sample.long_running_recognize('en-US')
 
     retry_count = 100
     while retry_count > 0 and not operation.complete:
diff --git a/samples/snippets/transcribe_async_test.py b/samples/snippets/transcribe_async_test.py
index 7d66747e..8d719753 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/transcribe_async_test.py
+++ b/samples/snippets/transcribe_async_test.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def test_transcribe(capsys):
 
 def test_transcribe_gcs(capsys):
     transcribe_async.transcribe_gcs(
-        'gs://python-docs-samples-tests/speech/audio.flac')
+        'gs://python-docs-samples-tests/speech/audio.raw')
     out, err = capsys.readouterr()
 
     assert re.search(r'how old is the Brooklyn Bridge', out, re.DOTALL | re.I)
diff --git a/samples/snippets/transcribe_streaming.py b/samples/snippets/transcribe_streaming.py
index 0643af7b..bdf35314 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/transcribe_streaming.py
+++ b/samples/snippets/transcribe_streaming.py
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ def transcribe_streaming(stream_file):
         audio_sample = speech_client.sample(
             stream=audio_file,
             encoding=speech.encoding.Encoding.LINEAR16,
-            sample_rate=16000)
-        alternatives = audio_sample.streaming_recognize()
+            sample_rate_hertz=16000)
+        alternatives = audio_sample.streaming_recognize('en-US')
 
         for alternative in alternatives:
             print('Finished: {}'.format(alternative.is_final))