Hold onto your hats, folks! Google Messages is about to get a serious upgrade with the addition of Nano Banana, Google’s AI image generator. According to the tech sleuths over at Android Police, they’ve found code that hints at this exciting new feature.
Here’s the deal: Nano Banana is set to make and edit images right within your chats on the Messages app. How, you ask? Well, there’s a sneaky little banana-shaped icon that appears when you long-press an image in a message thread. It’s currently just chillin’, but it’s expected to spring into action soon.
Now, you might be wondering what exactly Nano Banana can do in Messages. Well, it’s still a bit of a mystery, but the fact that the banana icon pops up when you long-press an image suggests it’ll be more about editing existing images than creating new ones from scratch. Think filters, image clean-ups, or even turning your friend’s awkward selfie into a hilarious meme!
Google’s been rolling out Nano Banana to other apps like NotebookLM and Search through Google Lens, and it’s already announced plans for Google Photos. So, it’s only a matter of time before Messages gets the AI image treatment. And with over five billion images already created with Nano Banana, it’s safe to say this AI is a force to be reckoned with.
But Google’s not the only one in the AI image game. Meta AI is making waves in WhatsApp and Messenger, Apple’s got custom emoji and image generation for iMessage, and even Snapchat’s jumped on the AI image bandwagon. So, Google’s got some stiff competition.
When will Nano Banana hit Messages? Your guess is as good as ours, but in the meantime, you can always play around with the new Nano Banana-enabled camera equipment to tide you over.
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