After testing it on 100 photos, Google Photos’ new Gemini integration is both good and horrible

After testing it on 100 photos, Google Photos’ new Gemini integration is both good and horrible

By Jade Bryan Jardinico
Publication Date: 2026-11-01 13:45:00

Google Photos is one of the most indispensable services on Android.

Google Photos is more than a place to store my photos and videos, and it’s quietly grown into a powerful editing platform.

Its integration with Gemini makes it even more versatile.

Google recently expanded Spark, now called Task, to Photos to handle multistep workflows, including cloud-based photo editing and organization.

I decided to edit and organize dozens of pictures to see whether its editing chops can replace Google Photos’ built-in tools, or figure out if it’s just another AI flop.

I always avoided Gemini for photo editing

But Google made it smarter this time

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