What you need to know
- NotebookLM now allows users to generate visuals in six styles – from watercolor to anime – and even turn notes into narrated video summaries.
- Search and Google Lens are getting smarter, with a new Create mode that lets users take or upload photos and edit them instantly using Nano Banana.
- Google Photos integration is the next step, enabling quick AI-powered edits right in your photo library.
Google’s latest AI experiment, Nano Banana, is starting to appear everywhere, from Search and NotebookLM, and soon Google Photos.
Initially, Nano Banana was only available in Gemini, but Google is now expanding it to more consumer-facing products. In NotebookLM, the AI research assistant gets a visual upgrade thanks to Nano Banana. Users can now generate images to pair with their notes or summaries, choosing from six styles (including Watercolor, Anime, and Retro Print) to match the tone of their content, as recommended by Google. blog post.
It also powers the new Video Previews feature, which can automatically transform written material into narrated video summaries complemented by AI-generated visuals. Meanwhile, Google Search is gaining a creative side: the upcoming Create mode in Google Lens will allow users to take a photo and instantly edit it with Nano Banana.
Google confirmed the same technology will soon appear in Google Photos, giving users the ability to make quick edits or visual enhancements directly in their photo library.
More than a gadget
Nano Banana started as an internal project with a funny name, but today it’s growing into one of Google’s biggest AI launches. Powered by the Gemini 2.5 Flash Image model, it aims to make generating and editing images smarter, faster and easier to use across Google products.
At its core, Nano Banana is an image generator and editor capable of transforming or modifying visuals with impressive precision. You can change the background of an image, adjust styles, or even change clothing while keeping the subject recognizable. This character consistency is one of its greatest technical achievements, which Google says sets it apart from other AI image tools.
It is also capable of merging multiple photos, enhancing old or low-quality images, and generating custom artwork from text prompts. Each output includes visible and invisible watermarks through Google’s SynthID system to clearly label AI-generated content.
The model has been wildly successful since its debut earlier in 2025. According to Google, Nano Banana has helped attract more than 10 million new users to Gemini.
