Yesterday, Google introduced new ways for Personal Intelligence and Nano Banana 2 to generate images in the Gemini app, so that users can create unique images more easily, spending more time creating and less time explaining.
Personalizing images in the @GeminiApp just got easier — and you’re in total control. ✨
We’re introducing new ways for Personal Intelligence and Nano Banana 2 to generate images that can reflect your life, interests, and the things you care about most.
Here’s how it works 🧵 pic.twitter.com/F2gu4VExY0
— Google (@Google) April 16, 2026
New ways to create personalised images in the Gemini app
Personal Intelligence gives Gemini an inherent understanding of your preferences from the start. By integrating the context directly with Nano Banana 2, Gemini can automatically fill in the blanks, grounding every creation in the things you care more about.
There’s no extra setup needed. If you’ve already linked your Google apps, that personal context is ready and waiting the moment you start creating images. 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.
Personal Intelligence securely connects the dots across Google apps like Google Photos, Gmail, YouTube and Search, so the Gemini app inherently understands your likes and interests.
By connecting your Google Photos library to Personal Intelligence, Gemini can use actual images of you and your loved ones to guide the image generation process. 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.
You can also experiment with different styles like watercolours, 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.
The company has warned that Gemini might not always pick the exact photo or detail you had in mind on the first try. 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.
Users can also click on the Sources button to see 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.
Also, the Gemini app does not directly train its models on your private Google Photos library. And connecting your Google apps to Gemini remains an opt-in experience that you can adjust in your settings at any time.
Availability
The new personalised image creation experience in the Gemini app is rolling out over the next few days to eligible Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra subscribers in the US. Google also plans to bring this experience to Gemini in Chrome desktops and to more users soon.
