You can search for specific photos, videos, memories and more, or recall information directly from your photo gallery with the Google Photos app in Gemini Apps.
Important: You can still upload photos to your prompts, even if the Google Photos app isn’t connected. Learn how to upload photos in Gemini Apps.
What you need
To connect Google Photos to Gemini Apps, you need to:
- Be 18 or over and in the US. This feature isn’t available in all regions.
- Be eligible for Ask Photos. Learn more about Ask Photos.
- Have the Google Photos app. Get it on Google Play.
- Sign in to the Gemini app with a personal Google Account. This feature isn’t available if you sign in to a work, school, or supervised Google Account. Learn how to sign in to Gemini Apps.
- Have Keep Activity on. This feature is only available when this setting is on.
Important: For now, the Google Photos app works with prompts in English only.
Connect Google Photos to Gemini Apps
- On your phone or tablet, open the Gemini mobile app
or go to gemini.google.com.
- Make sure you’re signed in to the same account you use with Google Photos.
- Ask the Gemini app to find a photo in your Google Photos library.
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Tip: Include
@Google Photosormy photosin your prompt to make sure it uses the Google Photos app.
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- If you haven’t connected Gemini Apps to Google Photos and you’re eligible, you’ll get the option to connect it.
- Tip: If you’re eligible but haven’t opted in to Ask Photos, you’ll get the option to opt-in and set it up. Learn how to use Ask Photos.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
Tip: You can disconnect Google Photos from Gemini Apps at any time on your Apps page in Gemini settings.
Ask for your photos & videos or about them
Find photos, videos & albumsYou can find photos, videos, and albums based on:
- Your face groups or relationships you’ve saved in Photos
- Location or date the photo or video was taken
- Description of what’s in the photo or video
- Your current conversation with the Gemini mobile app
Example prompts:
- Find my photos of Alex
- Show my photos from last summer
- Show me recent selfies
- Show my photos from my most recent trip
- Find my photos of landscapes
You can ask for important details found in your photos and videos such as:
- @Google Photos what themes have we had for Lena’s birthday parties?
- @Google Photos what did we eat at the hotel in Stanly?
- @Google Photos what were some of the things we ate in Mexico City?
- @Google Photos what are the top 10 things we saw on our last trip?
- @Google Photos what’s my driver’s license number?
Do more with your photos & videos
With photos and videos that the Gemini app gets from Google Photos, you can:
- Tap a photo to open a larger version of it in Google Photos.
- Tap a video to open and play it in Google Photos.
- Tap an album to open it in Google Photos.
Important: If Gemini’s response includes photos or videos retrieved from Google Photos, the share or export features only work with the text portion of the response and photos and videos aren't included.
What Gemini can’t do with the Google Photos app
- Edit your photos or create collages
- Add labels, like names or locations, to your photos in your Photos app
- Create new albums or edit existing ones
About your data
Learn more about how your data is handled when Gemini works with connected apps.
For info about your data related to Ask Photos, review the Gemini features in Photos privacy hub.