Google Rolls Out Nano Banana AI Image Editor Across Search, NotebookLM, and Photos

October 13, 2025

Details

  • Google is broadening access to Nano Banana, its AI-powered image editing model from Gemini 2.5 Flash, by integrating it into Google Search, NotebookLM, and soon Google Photos after its initial release in August 2025.
  • More than 5 billion images have been created with Nano Banana since its debut, signaling rapid and widespread engagement from users.
  • Within Google Search, Nano Banana is now available through a new Create mode in Lens found in the Google app for Android and iOS, enabling users to edit or generate images with text prompts using photos they capture or upload.
  • NotebookLM’s Video Overviews now leverage Nano Banana, offering six new visual styles such as watercolor and anime, generating contextual illustrations from source material, and introducing a fast-paced "Brief" micro-video format.
  • The rollout starts in the US and India in October 2025, with NotebookLM Pro users getting priority access and a wider launch set to follow soon in Google Photos and additional regions.

Impact

Google’s sweeping integration of Nano Banana across its flagship products makes advanced AI image editing capabilities readily accessible to a vast user base. By embedding generative AI within search and productivity tools, Google strengthens its competitive edge in the rapidly evolving creative AI landscape. The remarkable volume of images created in just two months highlights both the tool’s appeal and the accelerating mainstream adoption of AI-driven visual content creation.

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