New Google Gemini tool makes image editing easier than ever

New Google Gemini tool makes image editing easier than ever

By Chethan Rao
Publication Date: 2025-12-13 09:33:00

Google Gemini took the world by storm with the rollout of its Nano Banana image generation model some months ago. Since then, we’ve seen the rollout of the Nano Banana Pro, powered by the Gemini 3 Pro model.

Separately, Google has been quietly working on a handy image annotation tool, while we’ve also discovered work on the ability to “circle” over images for edits and analysis. The latter is now rolling out to some user accounts across the globe (via Android Authority).

When available on your account, a small prompt will appear after adding an image to the conversation, whether via the camera or by using an existing image from the Gallery.

Tap the image you’ve attached, and a row of colors appears, allowing you to scribble or circle the area you want to make the changes. Sketch is chosen by default, and there’s also a Text option that lets you describe the edit directly on the image. Gemini has also rolled out this markup tool to the chatbot’s desktop/web experience, with…