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Google Photos is about to offer some serious brain power, thanks to Gemini’s new on-device model, Nano Banana. What this actually means is that things like photo editing, search and creative transformations are about to become way more intuitive. And instead of needing to be picked through menus or pushed up into the cloud for processing, it can now also process more intelligent edits directly on your phone. The rollout is already starting, Google says, and more features will hit users in the coming weeks. From custom AI-powered edits to more robust search features and personalised templates, the update’s built to enable people to engage more conversationally with their images. Let’s break down what’s new.

Smarter Edits With “Help Me Edit”

Now you can tell the photo editor what you want. Open any photo, tap “Help me edit” and type what you want. You can tell it to imitate the great masters and turn an ordinary portrait into a Renaissance-style painting, say, or emblazon it with computer-generated tile-mosaic patterns, or render it in the style of a storybook illustration. While Big Banana performs the transformation on the server, Nano Banana does it directly on the device to ensure speed and some privacy.

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AI Templates Under the Create Tab

A new Create with AI section is coming to Android in the U.S. and India. It provides templates for quick-and-dirty high-fashion portraits or clean headshot-like edits. And soon in the U.S., users will also see personalised templates that leverage their own photo history, offering them a set of styles that makes sense given their hobbies, events they attend and other recurring themes from their gallery.

Custom Fixes for Faces and Expressions

Google Photos is adding more subtle, human-like edits. Simple tasks such as taking off sunglasses, opening a closed eye or tweaking a smile are just as easy to describe: “Remove Riley’s sunglasses” or “Make Engel smile.” These tweaks are influenced by your current face groups, so the end result looks normal rather than obviously edited.

Ask Photos: A Smarter Way to Search and Explore

A new Ask button allows you to search your library with natural questions. You might inquire about what’s going on in a single image, look for the same kind of moment or share the kind of memory you’re seeking. Prompts display automatically, easing the process of finding answers.

Voice and Natural-Language Editing on iOS

iPhone users in the United States can now chat with Google Photos to ask for edits. The revamped editor offers gesture-based controls, one-tap adjustments and the same natural-language editing that Android users have. The point is to eliminate a few steps and let users mold their edits by simply asking.

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Ask Photos Expands Globally

Ask Photos is expanding to more than 100 additional countries and regions. Support for an additional 17 languages is also going live, meaning that people around the world can now search their photo libraries much more naturally with voice or text.

Final Thoughts

This update is getting Google Photos one step closer to being a true creative assistant that’s powered by AI. Instead of wading through tools you describe what you want, bringing memories to life in conversation or trying the latest visual style with hardly any effort at all. With Nano Banana running on device and Ask Photos expanding worldwide, Google is making its photo ecosystem faster, more personal and even more universal.

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