New ways to create personalized images in the Gemini app

Apr 16, 2026 Use Personal Intelligence to create more relevant, personal images using Nano Banana and your own Google Photos library — no manual uploads or long prompts required. Animish Sivaramakrishnan Group Product Manager, Gemini App David Sharon Group Product Manager, Multimodal Generation Lead, Gemini Apps General summary Gemini now uses your Google Photos and personal preferences to generate custom images without requiring long, detailed prompts. You can simply ask for specific scenes featuring yourself or your loved ones, and the app will automatically pull relevant context from your connected accounts. If you are a U.S. subscriber to Google AI Plus, Pro, or Ultra, look for this feature rolling out to your app over the next few days. Summaries were generated by Google AI. Generative AI is experimental. Bullet points Gemini’s new update helps you create personalized images using your own interests and photos. Gemini now understands your preferences automatically so you don't need long, detailed prompts. You can easily include yourself and loved ones in images by connecting Google Photos. Refine your results or swap reference photos anytime to keep full creative control. Your privacy stays protected because Gemini doesn't train models on your private photo library. Summaries were generated by Google AI. Generative AI is experimental. Basic explainer Gemini now uses your interests and Google Photos to create personalized images without you needing to write long descriptions. You can simply ask for a picture of yourself or your family, and the AI will use your saved photos to make it happen. If the result isn't perfect, you can easily tweak it or pick a different photo to guide the style. It’s a faster way to turn your ideas into art while keeping your private data secure. Summaries were generated by Google AI. Generative AI is experimental. Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos, but don't worry, you can download it and watch it with your favorite video player! Your browser does not support the audio element. Listen to article This content is generated by Google AI. Generative AI is experimental [[duration]] minutes Personal Intelligence makes the Gemini app feel tailored to you, not just a generic tool that works the same for everyone. Today, we’re introducing new ways for Gemini to use your interests and preferences with Nano Banana 2 and Google Photos to make image generation — one of your favorite ways to use Gemini — feel deeply personal. This lets you create unique images more easily, so you can spend more time creating and less time explaining.Powering your imaginationOne of the biggest hurdles in AI image generation is finding the right prompt. Previously, to get a result that felt truly personal, you had to write long, detailed descriptions and manually upload a reference photo just to give Gemini the right context.Now, Personal Intelligence gives Gemini an inherent understanding of your preferences from the start. By integrating this context directly with Nano Banana 2, Gemini can automatically fill in the blanks, grounding every creation in the things you care about most. And since this is built into how you normally use the Gemini app there’s no extra setup. If you’ve already linked your Google apps, that personal context is ready and waiting the moment you start creating images.This removes the heavy lifting. Instead of writing out the intricate details of your life, you can use simple prompts like "Design my dream house" or "Create a picture of my desert island essentials" and the results will automatically reflect your specific tastes and lifestyle, gleaned from the Google apps you’ve connected to. Starring you and your loved onesA lot of your most significant moments live in your Google Photos library. By connecting your Google Photos library to Personal Intelligence, Gemini goes a step further than just understanding your interests. It can use actual images of you and your loved ones to guide the image generation process.Since you can already organize and label groups of people and pets in your library, those labels provide the context that Gemini needs to make your images feel truly yours. Now your inner circle can become the stars of your images, whether you want a result that feels pulled straight from your life or one that takes your imagination a bit further.With those labels in place, you can simply ask Gemini to “create a claymation image of me and my family enjoying our favorite activity” and Gemini can generate that specific image for you automatically. You can also experiment with different styles like watercolors, charcoal sketches or oil paintings. You can turn a quick idea into a custom creation, saving you the trouble of searching for, downloading and re-uploading files just to see a concept come to life. Putting creative control in your handsBecause this is a brand-new experience, Gemini might not always pick the exact photo or detail you had in mind on the first try. To keep you in the driver’s seat, we’ve built in ways to refine your results. If the result isn’t quite right, you can simply tell Gemini what was incorrect and try again. You can also click the ‘+’ icon and select a different reference photo from your Google Photos library to try a new perspective. If you’re ever curious about how your context was applied, click on the Sources button, and it’ll show you which image was auto-selected to guide the creation. You can even ask Gemini directly for information on the attribution and sources used for that specific image.Bringing personal details into your images shouldn't mean compromising on privacy, which is why our core commitments haven't changed. The Gemini app does not directly train its models on your private Google Photos library. We train on limited info, like specific prompts in Gemini and the model’s responses, to improve functionality over time. And connecting your Google apps to Gemini remains an opt-in experience that you can adjust in your settings at any time.This new personalized image creation experience in the Gemini app is rolling out over the next few days to eligible 1 Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra subscribers in the U.S., and we plan to bring this to Gemini in Chrome desktops and more users soon.Give it a try when it hits your app — we’re looking forward to seeing how these tools help you spend less time prompting and more time creating. 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