Google expands Nano Banana editing to Search, NotebookLM, and Photos

Google is expanding the reach of Nano Banana, the image-editing model from its Gemini 2.5 Flash suite, by embedding the tool into Search and NotebookLM and preparing a rollout to Google Photos in the coming weeks. The company said the integration is arriving now in English for users in the United States and India on Android and iOS, with additional languages and countries to follow as part of a broader AI Mode expansion.

In Search, Nano Banana appears through AI Mode and Google Lens. Google said AI Mode now shows a plus icon in the lower-left of the prompt box and has moved voice input and Lens to the right. A Create option is available that lets users snap a photo or upload an image and either generate a new image from a text prompt or request edits to an existing photo. The Lens interface has a new Create tab and a redesigned layout that places text labels below icons so more filters fit side by side. The Create shutter button is marked with a banana emoji and defaults to the front-facing camera for selfies; captured images are added to AI Mode’s prompt box for immediate prompting. Images generated by Nano Banana are downloadable, shareable, and bear a Gemini spark watermark...