Gemini uses your photos
With the new feature, you link your photo library to Gemini via the so-called Personal Intelligence option. Then you can have personalised images created with simple commands. For example, think of an image of you and your family in a certain style, without having to upload photos yourself.
The AI uses the Nano Banana image model for this purpose. According to Google, Gemini understands the context of your task and automatically chooses suitable photos from your library. This makes the process faster and easier, as you have to do less manually.
Does the result not go quite the way you want? Then you can try again or add specific photos yourself. You can also see which images Gemini used to arrive at the final result.
Still, there is an important caveat. This feature effectively gives Gemini access to your entire photo library. That means the AI can form a good picture of who you are, who you know and what you do. For some users, this is exactly what makes the feature powerful, but others will be reluctant to do so.
Google stresses that your privacy remains protected. Models are not directly trained on your personal photos. However, the company does use certain prompts and responses to improve the AI. Important to know: you have to enable this feature yourself, so it is not on by default. The introduction mainly shows how AI is getting more and more personal. Where previously you had to provide extensive descriptions, Gemini can now extract context from your own data. This often makes the results more relevant, but also more sensitive.
For now, the feature is only available in the US and you need a paid AI subscription. If and when this option will come to Europe is still unclear. Stricter privacy rules may play a role in this.
