Google introduced a new image editor called Nano Banana in its Gemini app, which quickly gained popularity among users. The feature allows users to modify photos with simple prompts, such as changing the interior in a photo, adding clothing elements, or even modeling how a person will look in 10 years. Users can combine different images and create short videos using ready-made works in the Gemini app.
According to Josh Woodward, Vice President of Gemini and Google Labs, within two weeks of the launch of Nano Banana, 23 million new users joined Gemini, and the number of edited images reached 500 million. Gemini became the most popular app for iPhone in the USA, UK, Canada, France, Australia, Germany, and Italy, surpassing ChatGPT by OpenAI in the App Store rankings.
There is a particular interest in the trend of creating 3D figurines from personal or home photos. Users upload their pictures, add detailed instructions, and receive realistic miniature copies of themselves or their pets, which look like toys on a shelf. Google even shared its own examples of instructions, which helped spread this trend online.
Prompt: Create a commercial 1/7 scale figurine of the character [CHARACTER/IMAGE] in a realistic style, in a real environment. The figurine is placed on a computer desk, standing on a round transparent acrylic base. The computer screen displays the process of 3D modeling this figurine. Next to the monitor is a toy box designed in the style of premium collectible figurines with printed original artwork. The packaging features two-dimensional flat illustrations of this figurine.
The Nano Banana editor works quickly and simply, without requiring long waits for results, which sets it apart from many other AI tools. However, sometimes the model does not consider all the prompts and may return an unchanged image, but most users note the convenience and quality of the feature. Google was forced to temporarily limit the use of Nano Banana due to excessive load on the service, but the team actively supports the stable operation of the app.
