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Google really wants you to get comfortable talking to your TV. The company is adding even more of its Gemini AI to its TV devices, including the ability to create and edit photos and videos with AI using its Nano Banana and Veo 3 models.
The company made its announcement on Monday at CES 2026, the world's largest consumer tech show. CNET is on the ground at the show in Las Vegas, covering all the emerging trends and futuristic tech, including humanoid robots, a better alternative to chatbots and the path to flying cars.
Google initially integrated its AI assistant into its TV viewers' experiences last fall, and these new updates add even more ways to use AI. You can now chat with Gemini like you would through your phone or laptop. You can easily activate the AI, represented by the star icon, which will appear at the bottom of the screen.
You can ask Gemini for recommendations for what to watch next, to adjust the brightness and volume, to show you images from your Google Photos, or to answer questions like a chatbot would, including links to YouTube videos.
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This is what it would look like using Gemini on your Google TV, very similar to using it on your phone or laptop.
GoogleGemini will also suggest follow-up search questions for deeper dives. It feels like using Gemini, just on a much larger screen.
You can create AI media on your Google TV using Nano Banana and Veo 3.
GoogleGoogle invested heavily in generative media last year, with its flagship AI image and video models, Nano Banana and Veo 3, sparking awe among fans. Veo 3 was the first major model to include synchronized audio with video, and Nano Banana Pro is unnervingly good at editing and creating photorealistic images. Google has been integrating these models into its products, including Google Photos. Now, it's coming to TVs.
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Compatible TV devices can take photos from your Google Photos account and remix them on the larger TV screen. If you've remixed images on your phone using the Google Photos app, it will feel familiar. You can give your photos a different aesthetic, like oil painting or art deco, and save the AI-edited image to your Google Photos.
You can edit your photos with Gemini on your TV, if you want to see them on a larger screen.
GoogleAnd if you want, you can also create your own AI images and videos on TVs. You can upload reference photos from your phone by scanning a QR code and saying your prompt aloud to the TV. While creating on a bigger screen may be nice for some, I imagine the most common example will be for people who want to create as a group, like parents entertaining young kids or at a party -- no need to crowd around a phone or laptop.
These Gemini AI features will be available to TVs running Android TV OS 14 or later, and generation limits will apply. The new features will first be available on select TCL devices, rolling out to more Google devices over the next few months.
For more, check out our top TV picks and what our testing reveals comparing AI video generators Veo 3 and Sora.
