Google has rolled out powerful new AI image editing features in its Gemini app, allowing users to modify both AI-generated images and personal photos using simple text commands. This update makes advanced image manipulation accessible to anyone who can describe what they want.
The new features let users change backgrounds, replace objects, add elements, and modify specific parts of an image just by typing instructions like “change the background to a beach” or “add a hat to the dog.” For example, you can upload a personal photo and ask Gemini to show you how you’d look with different hair colors.
Google explains that these capabilities give users richer, more contextual responses with text and images integrated.
What sets this tool apart is its conversational approach to editing. Users can make an initial change, then refine it with follow-up instructions, similar to working with a human photo editor. This allows for a step-by-step process to achieve the desired result.
Similar Posts
The feature works with both images created using Gemini’s AI and photos uploaded from your phone or computer. This means you can enhance photos or create illustrations for a story without switching between different apps.
Google is addressing potential misuse concerns by adding invisible SynthID digital watermarks to all AI-generated or edited images. The company is also testing visible watermarks to clearly identify AI-modified content.
The addition of these editing tools builds on features first tested in Google’s AI Studio earlier this year. After positive feedback, Google decided to bring these capabilities to the more widely used Gemini app.
The rollout is gradual and will expand to users in over 45 languages across most countries in the coming weeks.
This update puts Google in direct competition with other AI image editing tools like those recently enhanced in ChatGPT. The key difference is Gemini’s integration of text and image capabilities in a single conversation flow, allowing users to create content like bedtime stories with matching illustrations all within one interface.
For many users, these tools will simplify the process of making creative changes to images. The technology opens up new possibilities for content creators, small business owners, and casual users who want to enhance their visual content without specialized skills.
As AI image manipulation becomes more mainstream, the inclusion of watermarking technology shows Google’s awareness of the potential for misuse and the need for transparency about AI-generated content.
