Google has made its popular Nano Banana AI image generator, part of the Gemini 2.5 Flash Image model, widely accessible for free, allowing users to create and edit images with new features like default aspect ratios through Gemini, AI Studio, and Adobe programs, emphasizing ease of use and privacy considerations.
Google is expanding its Pixel 10's conversational image editing feature, powered by Gemini AI, to all Android users in the U.S., allowing users to easily edit photos via voice or text prompts with multiple options and transparency about AI modifications.
Switching from iPhone to Pixel 10 highlights Google's advanced AI capabilities, with Gemini surpassing Siri in speed, understanding, and integration, offering a glimpse into the future of AI-powered smartphones, despite some imperfections.
Google Pixel 10 introduces industry-standard C2PA Content Credentials in its camera app, enabling users to identify AI-edited images and verify their authenticity, with the technology expanding across Google Photos and other platforms.
The article compares AI photo editing tools across iPhone, Google Pixel, and Samsung Galaxy, highlighting Google's extensive features and accuracy, Samsung's impressive generative editing, and Apple's still-developing capabilities, with Google leading in overall functionality and practicality.
Google Photos is expanding its AI-powered photo editing features, previously exclusive to Pixel smartphones, to all Android devices starting next month and to iPhone users later this year, including tools like Reimagine for background changes and Auto Frame for automatic cropping and editing.
Samsung's head of product, Patrick Chomet, stated that there is no such thing as a real picture, defending the use of AI in photo editing. He emphasized that every photo is essentially fake due to sensor reproduction and AI optimization, sparking a debate on the nature of photography. Chomet acknowledged the need for industry regulation and government concern, while highlighting Samsung's commitment to providing consumers with tools for capturing the moment and creating a new reality using AI, with measures in place to distinguish between the two.
A recent leak of official marketing material from Samsung reveals an exciting AI photo editing feature for the upcoming Galaxy S24 series, allowing users to move, shrink, and rotate objects in photos. The leak also confirms camera details, including the 200MP main camera with zoom capabilities for the S24 Ultra, while the S24 and S24+ will retain the same camera setup as the S23 lineup. The phones are set to be unveiled at Samsung's Unpacked event on January 17.
Google's new Pixel 8 smartphones feature AI photo editing tools, including a Best Take feature that allows users to select the facial expression for each person in a group photo. The phones also have improved camera setups, brighter screens, and AI features such as smarter Google Assistant and spam call screening. The Pixel 8 Pro model comes in fun colors and has a temperature sensor on the back. Additionally, Google announced that the latest Pixel phones will receive 7 years of updates, and they unveiled the Pixel Watch 2 with improved battery life and health monitoring features. The phones are available for pre-order and start at $699.