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With the integration of Gemini 3.1 Flash Text-To-Speech (TTS) and the latest capabilities in Veo 3.1, AI avatars in Google Vids have become more realistic and expressive than ever. We’re excited to announce expanded language support, a new collection of avatar defaults, and the ability to direct your custom avatars to take action in any generated video.

Expanded preset avatars with more expressive speaking


Several examples of realistic avatars

Several examples of 3D cartoon avatars

Samples of new default avatars

We’ve expanded avatar options from 23 to 53 default presets, spanning photorealistic, 3D cartoon, and graphic novel styles. This broader gallery includes avatars like Sofia, Jack, Charlie, Finley, and Eleanor, all powered by Gemini Audio to speak with greater degrees of expression, realism, and conversational tones.

Expanded speaker support to 24 languages


List of supported languages

Full list of language support in Google Vids UI

We’ve added support for 16 new languages, including Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Arabic, Indonesian, Russian, Dutch, Polish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, Romanian, and Ukrainian. These languages join our existing set—English, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, French, Italian, and German—bringing the total to 24 supported languages for AI avatar and voiceovers.

Create custom avatars with the latest Gemini voice model


UI for creating a custom avatar, including box to add a name
User experience of assigning new voices to custom avatars

With custom avatars in Vids, you can design your avatar using Nano Banana Pro. Starting today, you can choose from 30+ voices powered by Gemini Audio that offer increased expression, language support, and steering control over how they speak.

Direct your custom avatars to take action in addition to speaking



Generated sample of a directed custom avatar

Previously, users could only direct default avatars. Now, you can add custom avatars as an ingredient in generated video clips, unlocking new ways to have your customized spokesperson tell your story. Every generation preserves your custom avatar's appearance and voice, ensuring your customizations are preserved throughout new generations.

  • Control custom actions: Instruct your avatar to walk, talk, and use objects simply by typing a text prompt describing their actions.
  • Use image references: Upload additional images to direct your avatar in customized locations or with branded logos.

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Business: Business Starter, Standard, and Plus
  • Enterprise: Enterprise Starter, Standard, and Plus
  • Education: Education Plus
  • Consumer: All users with personal Google accounts, including Google AI Pro and Ultra
  • Other Editions: Enterprise Essentials, and Enterprise Essentials Plus; Nonprofits; Individual
  • Education Add-ons: Teaching and Learning; Google AI Pro for Education
  • Other Add-ons: AI Expanded Access*
*Users with AI Expanded Access add-on licenses have higher limits on usage of AI avatars in Vids.

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Starting today, we’re introducing powerful new ways to create and iterate on video content in Google Vids using Veo. These updates provide all Vids users with the ability to create longer videos with consistent characters and generate multiple videos in parallel, enabling you to bring your vision to life faster than ever before.

  • Longer Veo videos: You can now extend existing video clips using Veo to create longer, more immersive content while ensuring perfect storytelling continuity across your scenes.
  • Generate multiple clips at once: Increase your productivity by kicking off multiple video generation requests at once, allowing you to explore different styles and prompts simultaneously to save time.


Extend video clips using Veo

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Business: Business Starter, Standard, and Plus
  • Enterprise: Enterprise Starter, Standard, and Plus
  • Education: Education Plus
  • Consumer: All users with personal Google accounts, including Google AI Pro and Ultra
  • Other Editions: Enterprise Essentials, and Enterprise Essentials Plus; Nonprofits; Individual
  • Education Add-ons: Teaching and Learning; Google AI Pro for Education
  • Other Add-ons: AI Expanded Access*
*Users with AI Expanded Access add-on licenses have higher limits on video generation using Veo in Vids.

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We’re introducing two new administrator controls for the Gemini app (gemini.google.com) that allow end users to manage their own chat activity. Admins can now configure whether users can use temporary chats and delete their conversation history.

  • Temporary chats allows users to have conversations that are not saved to their history.
  • Conversation deletion allows users to delete individual chats or their entire chat history.
These settings give organizations greater flexibility in managing data while empowering users to control their Gemini app experience.

Please note: If your organization uses Google Vault, Vault retention rules will always be honored if they are set up.

Getting started

  • Admins: These features will be ON by default and can be disabled at the domain, OU, or group level. Visit the Help Center to learn more.
  • End users: If enabled by your administrator, you can start a temporary chat or delete a chat directly within the Gemini app interface.

Rollout pace

Admin controls
End-user visibility

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers

Resources

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Many of Chrome's latest AI features are rolling out to users in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and more. 

GIF showing Gemini in Chrome side panel


Gemini in Chrome empowers business and education users with AI tools that integrate seamlessly into their daily browsing workflows while maintaining strict data governance. It’s also available to users with personal Google accounts who can access the Gemini app.

Gemini in Chrome allows users to:

  • Get answers and insights: Summarize articles, clarify complex concepts, or find specific information based on the context of open tabs.
  • Generate content: Draft emails and social media posts, or create images directly in the browser.
  • Go live: Engage in two-way voice conversations with Gemini Live to brainstorm ideas or prepare for meetings.

Getting started

  • Admins: This feature is ON by default unless you’ve already disabled the Gemini app service setting or the Chrome Gemini setting. The feature can be turned on or off at the domain, OU, or group level. Refer to the Help Center or our previous announcement for information on the terms of service and privacy considerations for the feature.
  • End users: To access Gemini in Chrome, click the Gemini icon at the top of your browser. You must meet the criteria listed here. Learn more about using Gemini in Chrome here.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace plans, Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts on ChromeOS, MacOS and Windows devices

Resources

Chrome Enterprise & Education Help: Gemini in Chrome
Google Workspace Admin Help: Turn the Gemini app on or off
Google Workspace Admin Help: Review Gemini usage in your organization
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“Take notes for me” is available in Google Voice for your phone calls. This powerful new feature records and transcribes calls, summarizes key points, and organizes action items, which are sent via Gmail and stored in the Voice app. This built-in tool eliminates manual note-taking, ensures critical details are never lost, and drives a highly professional customer experience.

This feature is available for new Voice users by default and requires manual enablement for existing Voice users. Admins can easily turn it on in the admin console at the domain, OU, or group level. Once turned on, eligible users will see the “Record” button become a “Notes” button during calls.

When you tap "Notes" during a Voice call, your conversation will be recorded and transcribed, while Gemini captures notes. When you hang up, you'll get an email with your notes in the body of the email. You can then find the transcript, audio recording, and notes saved right inside the Voice app alongside call details.





Privacy, ownership, and consent
  • Post-call notes and transcriptions are strictly accessible only to the individual who initiated the AI capture. If multiple people start it, everyone gets their own separate artifact.
  • An audio disclosure ("This call is being recorded and captured by AI") ensures all participants are fully informed the moment the feature is activated. Admins are able to customize the consent in the admin console. Admins can also customize the consent language to align with their company's standards.
Note that this feature is only available in English at this time.

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers with Voice Standard and Voice Premier add-ons, as well as customers with Voice Standard standalone plans

Resources

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