Google Gemini has long let users attach images for analysis. You can ask specific questions about the image or tap into editing tools to make changes. But what if you want Gemini to analyze a specific portion of the image? We’re now learning that Google has a solution in the works for this challenge.
Digging into version 16.42.61.sa.arm64 of the Google app, Android Authority has discovered an under-development highlighting tool that will let you circle or mark a specific portion of an image for further analysis. If this sounds familiar at all, it’s because Circle to Search works in the same way.
In its current form, Gemini lets you add an image to your chat, similar to most messaging apps. However, users don’t get access to editing controls after the media has been added to the prompt box. This under-development feature, on the other hand, will enable users to draw over an image with the purpose of highlighting specific portions of an image.
Scribble over parts you want to analyze or modify
As the screenshots above show, this scribble/highlight tool will come in multiple colors, though it’s unclear what those colors are for. Although they look a little out of place in an app like Gemini, it’s possible that Google has a specific reason for this, and we’re just not aware of it yet.
Once the image is attached and highlighted, users can either send it directly to Gemini for processing or even add text to their prompts for additional actions.
Credit: Android Authority
Credit: Android Authority
As Android Authority’s examples above show, you can also ask Gemini to remove the portion you’ve marked, with the result looking surprisingly decent. This process leverages the Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) image editing and generation model, as Android Authority points out.
We can see a lot of utility in a feature like this, even if it doesn’t look polished quite yet. However, it appears to be working as intended, indicating that Google may not be far off from releasing it widely to all Gemini users.
This feature combines the convenience of Circle to Search with Gemini’s powerful image analysis and editing capabilities, something that we didn’t know we needed.