Gemini AI may soon answer questions about your photos on Android
Google is reportedly working on a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature for Android called Ask Photos. The feature was first announced during the tech giant’s annual Google I/O event in May. It was described as an extension for Google Photos that would allow the device’s installed Gemini AI assistant to access a user’s photos and answer questions about them. The feature has now been spotted in the latest beta version of the Google app and is said to be currently in development.
Google is reportedly working on an Ask Photos feature
Android Authority spotted the feature is in development on the latest Google app beta version 15.33.36.29.arm64. The publication discovered references to the Ask Photos functionality while performing an APK teardown. Those who have opted into the Google Play beta program will not be able to use it until Google starts rolling it out to testers.
One of the strings of code contains the phrase “assistant_robin_action_ask_photos_single_image_content_description,” which highlights that the feature will use the Gemini AI assistant, the publication said. Notably, robin is the internal name for Gemini. Another string highlights the feature’s potential action as accessing the “Google Photos extension.”
These two strings suggest that the feature, once released, will be available via the Gemini AI assistant and that an extension will integrate Google Photos into it. In terms of functionality, the tech giant explained during its event that the feature is meant to answer questions about the images.
The database for the feature will be the user’s Google Photos backup. With Ask Photos, the user can ask a question like “What did I wear when I visited Jaipur” and Gemini can search through the relevant images to find the answer. The tech giant had said that users can ask complicated and vague questions and Gemini will still be able to find the right answer.
Separately, Google has also rolled out a new feature for Google Photos that allows users to hide or block a person from their media collection. According to a report, there is a new Block And Show less have been added. Show less can block a person from appearing in the memories carousel, while Block ensures that the person is no longer visible anywhere in the app.
