Google Expands Gemini Avatar Sharing With Friends
Users can now share AI-powered avatars with friends and appear together in AI-generated images and videos.
Updated on Nov. 1, 2026 in Artificial Intelligence
Google has expanded social features for Gemini personal AI avatars, letting users share them with friends. Users can tag one another in text prompts and appear together in AI-generated images and videos.
Why it matters
The update moves Gemini avatars from individual use toward shared social experiences, with controls that let avatar owners decide who may use their likeness. Access restrictions in parts of Europe and in Switzerland and the United Kingdom limit where the feature can be used.
Gemini avatars are built from recordings of a user's face and voice, and the feature requires users to be at least 18 years old with a personal Google Account. Google has not disclosed how many users are eligible or how many avatars have been created.
The players
Google is the technology company that develops the Gemini personal AI system and its avatar feature.
The details
To share an avatar, users open Settings, go to the Avatar section, and enter the recipient's Gmail address. Users tag friends by typing the @ symbol followed by a Google Account username in a text prompt, and they can grant or revoke access to their avatar at any time.
Timeline
November 1, 2026: Google announced the expansion of Gemini avatar social features.
The Tech Race
The expansion extends Google's Gemini personal avatars from individual creation into shared social use, positioning Google's AI products against rival consumer AI services that are adding similar personalization features. The shift reflects a broader push by major AI developers to make generative tools social rather than solitary.
Users who want to share avatars must be at least 18 and use a personal Google Account in English. Those in the European Economic Area, Switzerland or the United Kingdom cannot use the feature, and users keep control of who can access their avatar.
The takeaway
Avatars shared with friends remain under the owner's control, and access can be revoked at any time. Anyone considering the feature should check eligibility, language support and regional availability before relying on it.
Further reading
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