Create and use an avatar in Gemini Apps

You can record your face and voice to create your avatar to use in Gemini Apps. Once you’ve created your avatar you can use it when you create videos with Gemini Omni or images with Nano Banana and streamline your content creation process. You can also share your avatar with other Google users so that friends, family, and collaborators can include your likeness in their images and videos.

What you need

To create an avatar, you must:

Be 18 or over
Be signed in with a personal Google Account.

Important:

Avatars are currently not available in the EEA, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom.
Avatars are currently only supported in English.

Create your avatar

On your Android phone or tablet, go to gemini.google.com or open the Gemini mobile app
In the text box at the bottom, click Add Files Avatar .
Follow the onscreen instructions to record your face and voice.
- You’ll need to allow access to your camera and microphone.
Tap Use Avatar.

Tip: To try the process again you can click Retake.

Tips to record your face and voice

To make sure your recording is accepted, follow these tips:

Phone position: Hold your phone at eye level.
Lighting: Use lighting that is not too dim or too bright.
Visibility: Ensure your eyes, nose, and mouth are visible. Glasses are fine to keep on, but no sunglasses, masks, or hats.
Audio environment: Choose a quiet area to record your voice. There should be no other voices in the background.
Background: Check that there are no people or images of faces in your background.
Account owner: The account owner must complete this process. Do not allow minors to record themselves.

Use your avatar in Gemini Apps

On your phone or tablet, go to gemini.google.com or open the Gemini mobile app .
In the text box at the bottom, tap Add files .
Tap Avatar .
- Your avatar will show in your prompt as @[your Google username].
Enter your prompt.
Tap Submit .

Tips:

You can also type “@” and then select your Google username from the menu to create a prompt with your avatar.
If avatars have been shared with you, you can type “@” and then select the person’s Google username to create a prompt with their avatar. Learn how to share avatars.

Examples

"Create an image of @[your Google username] singing with an orchestra."
"Write a story where @[your Google username] is the main character, facing a dragon."
“Show me and @Dave doing a silly dance.”

Tip: To create a video with your personal avatar, you must have a Google AI plan. Learn how to upgrade.

Find and manage your avatar

Find your avatar

On your phone or tablet, open the Gemini app .
On the bottom left, click Settings .
In the menu, click Personal avatar .

Tip: At any time you can select “Retake” to submit a new recording of your face and voice.

Share avatars

You can share your avatar with friends, family, or collaborators, so that they can use Gemini Apps to create images or videos that include your likeness and voice.

When you share your avatar, the person you share it with will have the option to accept or decline your avatar.

How to share your avatar

On your Android phone or tablet, go to gemini.google.com or open the Gemini app .
At the top right, tap Menu
On the bottom left, tap Settings .
In the menu, tap Avatar .
At the top, tap Share.
Enter the Gmail address of the person you want to share with.
Read the on screen information and then tap Share.

View avatars shared with you

On your Android phone or tablet, go to gemini.google.com or open the Gemini app .
At the top right, tap Menu
On the bottom left, tap Settings .
In the menu, tap Avatar .
Tap Avatars shared with you.
View any avatars that have been shared with you.

Tip: When someone shares their avatar with you, you can accept or decline. To use their likeness in images and video you need to accept.

Manage who can use your avatar

On your Android phone or tablet, go to gemini.google.com or open the Gemini app.
At the top right, tap Menu
On the bottom left, tap Settings .
In the menu, tap Avatar .
Tap Who can use your avatar.
View the list of people who you’ve shared your avatar with
(Optional) To stop sharing, tap on a person from the list and click Remove. You can also update or remove expiration dates for any recipient.

Important: If you remove access to your avatar from someone you shared it with, that person can’t create any new images or videos with your avatar. But it doesn’t delete any images or videos they previously created with your likeness and/or voice.

Delete your avatar

On your phone or tablet, open the Gemini app .
On the top right, tap your profile picture or initial.
In the menu, tap Personal avatar .
On the top right tap Delete .
- This will take you to the Selfie video page of your Google Account
- To preview your avatar, tap Preview image.
Under the selfie and voice recording you’d like to delete, tap Delete .
Follow the on-screen prompts.

When you delete your recordings:

You will not be able to create new AI-generated content with that avatar. To create new content, you will need to go back to the app or service you want to use, and create a new avatar by re-recording your selfie and voice.
Your recorded selfie and voice data for that avatar will be removed from Google's systems.
Videos or content you already made and published with that avatar are not deleted.

Privacy and your avatar

For more info on how your data is used when you create an avatar in Gemini Apps, visit the Gemini Apps Privacy Hub.