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Google Rolls Out Nano Banana Image Editing in Search and Lens

The rollout marks a pivot toward ecosystem-wide availability, with developer access already live, with Photos support on the way.

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Overview

  • Search’s AI Mode and Google Lens now include a Create option marked by a banana icon for generating images or editing photos from prompts.
  • The rollout begins in English in the U.S. and India on Android and iOS, with more countries and languages promised soon.
  • NotebookLM Video Overviews adopt the model to generate contextual illustrations, add six visual styles, and introduce a Brief format, reaching Pro users this week before wider release.
  • Images can be downloaded and shared, and Google applies a Gemini spark watermark to indicate AI generation.
  • Google reports more than 500 million images edited to date, while developer access runs through the Gemini API, Google AI Studio and Vertex AI, with Photos integration slated for the coming weeks and third-party access available via Perplexity’s WhatsApp bot.