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Google Photos' Gemini-powered conversational editing tool is now available for more Android users in the US.
The tool lets you edit photos by describing the changes you want using voice or text prompts. It was previously limited to Pixel 10 devices but is now expanding to more eligible Android users.
To try it out, you need to be 18 or older, set your Google Account language to English (US), turn on Face Groups, and keep location estimates enabled.
Once you meet the criteria, using the tool is quite easy. Go to Google Photos, open the image you'd like to edit, and tap the "Help me edit" option in the bottom left. You'll be greeted with a couple of prompt suggestions you may want to try, or you can type or dictate changes in simple, plain language.
You can ask the tool to remove background objects, reduce glare, restore old photos, or improve overall image quality. You can also get creative and demand "out-of-this-world edits like transporting an alpaca from a petting zoo to Waikiki," Google says.
While introducing the feature on the Pixel 10 last month, Google noted that each image edited using AI on Google Photos will carry an invisible watermark. You'll also be able to see "information right in Google Photos indicating how an image was captured or edited based on C2PA Content Credentials," it added.
Google, meanwhile, is riding high on the success of Gemini's new image-editing model, Nano Banana. Upon selecting the tool from Gemini's prompt box, you can upload an image and provide conversational commands, just like on Google Photos. Within weeks of its launch, the tool had completed over 200 million edits.