Google has introduced a series of updates for Google TV that add AI-powered image and video generation tools, expanded photo features and a new short-video feed for television screens.
The updates include support for image creation through its Nano Banana tool, to allow users to edit or generate images on compatible televisions using text prompts. Another video generations feature, Veo, enables users to create short videos or animate existing images directly on their TVs through AI-generated prompts.
The features are rolling out first to Gemini-enabled TCL Google TVs in the United States.
It is also adding new voice search capabilities for Google Photos on Google TV devices. Users will be able to search their photo libraries using voice commands to locate specific events, trips or images and display them on television screens.
Additional updates include a ‘Remix’ feature that applies artistic styles such as watercolor or oil painting effects to photos, and dynamic slideshow support that turns Google Photos albums into TV screensavers. The slideshow features will be available globally on eligible Google TV devices, while photo search and Remix will initially launch on Gemini-enabled devices in the U.S.
The company also announced plans to add a ‘Short videos for you’ section to the Google TV home screen later this summer in the United States. The feature will provide a personalised feed of short-form videos, beginning with YouTube Shorts content.