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In brief
- Google is working on adding an extension to the Photos app to Gemini.
- The lines of code mention a “Ask for photos” function.
- The extension seems to be limited to Google Photos only.
You may remember that earlier this year, during its Google I/O event, Google announced a feature called “Ask Photos.” We discovered a Google Photos extension for Gemini that might be related to this very feature.
A APK teardown helps predict features that might be included in a service in the future based on code in progress. However, it is possible that such predicted features may not make it into a public release.
While browsing the Google app (beta version 15.33.36.29.arm64) we came across some interesting lines of code. In particular, there is a mention of an “Ask Photos” extension for Gemini. You can see the lines of code we found below.
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Results from Google Photos extension
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Google Photos icon As a reminder, “Robin” is the internal codename for Gemini. Based on the code we found, the extension seems to have a lot in common with the “Ask Photos” feature for the Google Photos app.
As Google explained back in May, this feature will allow you to interact with your photo library using natural language queries. For example, Gemini would search for photos with license plates if you asked something like, “What’s my license plate?” The functionality of Ask Photos is also expected to go beyond basic search functionality and enable tasks like organizing and sharing photos.
It seems that this ask for photos extension is still in a relatively early stage of development, so don’t expect it to roll out anytime soon. We’ll have to wait a bit longer to get any more hints about this feature.
