• Gemini for Google TV is adding new visual, voice-driven features
• Users can remix personal photos, create AI-generated videos, and explore complex topics with narrated Deep Dives
• The update will debut on TCL TVs first

Google TVs are upgrading the Gemini AI assistant with a lot of new features. The company showed off the revamped version of Gemini for Google TV at CES this year, boasting that Gemini will be a lot more than just a way of searching for shows by voice. Google is aiming to make Gemini a full conversational partner when you’re watching the screen.

The update is rolling out first on some TCL Google TVs. The new version of Gemini will be more visual and interactive. You’ll be able to get comprehensive answers to questions, complete with images and videos. There’s even a new “Deep Dive” experience for very tricky queries that will incorporate AI narration and interactive visuals.

The upgrade will also help Gemini fix your everyday TV annoyances. If your screen feels too dim or the dialogue is drowned out by music, you can mention it to the AI, and it will fix the sound or brightness automatically. This alone may be the killer feature for those who don’t want to pause a movie to go through the settings menu.

On the personal front, Gemini will also be able to search your Google Photos library from your TV, letting you pull up photos and albums upon request. The Photos Remix feature from Google Photos will also be available if you want to give them an AI-powered filter.

If you’d rather make a picture from scratch, Gemini on Google TVs will also have access to the new Nano Banana image model, and you can simply ask the TV to make or edit photos with your voice. The same goes for making short videos by asking Google Veo. It’s basically the same tools as you can pull up on your phone or computer.

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Google seems to want Gemini on your TV to understand exactly what you’re doing and help you do it faster and better. For the average person, that might simply mean finding out real-time sports scores or explaining science to your kids without scrolling through menus or juggling apps.

Mostly, it looks like Google wants Gemini to be everywhere, on all your screens, and have it be the go-to tool at any time, including when watching TV. Embedding Gemini into TVs will serve as a test for how well AI assistants like Gemini do when made part of the background of a home.

Gemini may or may not become the trusted TV companion Google is aiming for, but it looks like there will be another arena for competition among AI and smart home platforms. just on your biggest screen.

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