- Gemini for Google TV adds new voice-powered visual features
- Users can remix personal photos, create AI-generated videos, and explore complex topics with narrated deep dives.
- The update will debut on TCL TVs first
Google TV is updating the Gemini AI assistant with many new features. The company showed off the revamped version of Gemini for Google TV at this year’s CES, boasting that Gemini will be much more than just a way to search for shows by voice. Google aims to make Gemini a complete conversation partner when you look at the screen.
The update will roll out to some TCL Google TVs first. The new version of Gemini will be more visual and interactive. You will be able to get complete answers to your questions, complete with images and videos. There’s even a new “deep dive” experience for very complicated queries that will incorporate AI narration and interactive visuals.
The update will also help Gemini address everyday TV hassles. If your screen feels too dark or the dialogue is drowned out by the music, you can mention it to the AI and it will fix the sound or brightness automatically. This alone may be the killer feature for those who don’t want to pause a movie to go through the settings menu.
On a personal level, Gemini will also be able to search your Google Photos library from your TV, allowing you to access photos and albums on demand. Google Photos’ Photos Remix feature will also be available if you want to give them an AI-powered filter.
If you prefer to take a picture from scratch, Gemini on Google TV will also have access to the new Nano Banana picture model, and you can simply ask the TV to take or edit photos with your voice. The same thing happens with making short videos by asking Google I See. They are basically the same tools you can use on your phone or computer.
Gemini TV
Google seems to want Gemini on your TV to understand exactly what you’re doing and help you do it faster and better. For the average person, that might simply mean finding out real-time sports scores or explaining science to your kids without having to scroll through menus or juggle apps.
Basically, it seems like Google wants Gemini to be everywhere, on all of its screens, and to be the go-to tool at any time, even when watching TV. Integrating Gemini into televisions will serve as a test of how well AI assistants like Gemini work when integrated into the background of a home.
Gemini may or may not become the reliable TV companion Google is looking for, but it looks like there will be another field of competition between artificial intelligence and smart home platforms. only on your biggest screen.
The best televisions for all budgets
TechRadar will cover this year’s edition extensively CESand will bring you all the important announcements as they happen. Go to our CES 2026 News page for the latest stories and our hands-on verdicts on everything from wireless TVs and foldable screens to new phones, laptops, smart home devices and the latest in artificial intelligence. You can also ask us a question about the show on our CES 2026 Live Q&A and we will do our best to answer it.
And don’t forget follow us on tiktok and WhatsApp For the latest from the CES fair!
