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Google’s viral image generator is coming to AI Mode (APK teardown)

by | Oct 1, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Search, News

The Google app, showing the AI Mode button.

Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority
TL;DR

  • Google is testing an image generation feature in Search’s AI Mode.
  • Powered by Nano Banana, the image generator could help search for topics more effectively.
  • It is also testing Search Live, which could replace the standard voice search in the Google Android app.

Google’s Nano Banana has sparked not just one, but numerous viral trends for different styles of AI-generated images. We can credit its popularity to phenomenal results, which, despite their oddities, look absolutely realistic. Now, Google appears to be planning to introduce these features to AI Mode in Search, as it continues its mission to bring it on par with Gemini.

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We recently spotted hints suggesting image generation features are being added to AI Mode. Although they aren’t live yet, these features are being tested with 16.38.62 beta of the Google app on Android. With this update, we see a refreshed layout for buttons in the input text box.