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• Google Gemini personal avatars let users create AI-generated images and videos featuring their face and voice.
• Users can share avatars through Gmail invitations; recipients must accept before using them.
• Owners can manage access, set expiry dates, revoke permissions, or delete avatar recordings. Existing generated content remains.

Google has introduced personal avatars in Gemini, giving users a way to create AI-generated images and videos featuring their own face and voice. The feature also lets users share avatars with friends, family members, or collaborators.

Personal avatars add a layer of control to AI-generated content. Avatar owners can decide who gets access, set an expiry date, and revoke permissions when needed. Google uses Nano Banana for image generation and Gemini Omni for video creation. Gemini is also expanding personalized image creation through Google Photos integration.

How to create a personal avatar in Gemini

To create an avatar, users need to record their face and voice. Google recommends choosing a quiet location with good lighting. The face should remain clearly visible during the recording.

The setup can begin on a computer. Users can scan a QR code and continue the recording process on a phone or tablet.

Once the recording is complete, the avatar can be used in supported Gemini image and video creations. Users should review generated results before sharing them, particularly when the content includes other people.

How to share your Gemini avatar

Gemini lets avatar owners invite other people through their Gmail addresses. The recipient must accept the invitation before using the avatar in their own AI-generated content.

Owners can manage shared access through Gemini settings. They can also set an expiry date or revoke permission at any time.

Revoking access stops the recipient from creating new content with that avatar. However, it does not remove images or videos that the recipient generated earlier. Those existing creations remain unaffected.

How to delete a personal avatar

Users can delete their avatar and its associated selfie and voice recordings through their Google Account settings. Anyone who wants to use the feature again must record a new avatar.

Deleting an avatar does not erase images or videos already created or published with it. Users should consider where they have shared generated content before deleting their avatar.

Gemini personal avatars: availability and requirements

Google says personal avatars are available to users aged 18 and above with a personal Google Account. The feature currently supports English and is restricted in the UK, the European Economic Area, and Switzerland.

Users also need a Google AI plan to generate videos featuring personal avatars. Availability may vary by account and region, so users should check Gemini for access.

Personal avatars can make AI content more personal, but they also involve face and voice recordings. Users should share access only with people they trust and remember that deleting an avatar does not delete previously generated content.

For the complete setup, sharing, access-management and deletion steps, read Google’s official Gemini avatar help guide.

Feature details are based on Google’s published information and may change as Gemini availability expands.