Google TV Adds More Gemini Tools for Photos and Video

Google is turning the biggest screen in the house into a bigger stage for Gemini.

Google TV just picked up more Gemini features, expanding the company’s push to weave its AI assistant across consumer devices. Reports indicate the update includes support for tools called Nano Banana and Veo, which can transform photos and videos. That move suggests Google sees the television not only as an entertainment hub, but also as a place where users may create, edit, and reshape media with AI.

The shift matters because it brings generative tools out of the phone-and-laptop lane and into the living room. Google TV already sits at the center of home viewing, recommendations, and connected services. By adding more Gemini capabilities there, Google strengthens its case that AI should live wherever people already spend time — not as a separate destination, but as part of the screen they use every day.

Google TV’s latest Gemini upgrade points to a simple ambition: make AI a native part of the living-room experience, not an extra app people have to chase down.

Google has not detailed every use case in the source signal, but the direction looks clear. AI media tools on a TV could make it easier to remix personal content, preview generated visuals on a larger screen, or fold creative features into family and home entertainment settings. Sources suggest Google continues to widen Gemini’s footprint across its ecosystem, and Google TV now appears to be the next obvious front in that strategy.

What comes next will matter far beyond one software update. If Google can make Gemini features feel useful on a TV — fast, intuitive, and worth returning to — it could reset expectations for what a smart television does. If not, these features risk becoming another flashy demo. Either way, Google TV has become a fresh test bed in the race to make AI feel ordinary in everyday life.