Google Photos does a surprisingly good job of summing up the year with Gemini

If you’ve been anywhere on social media this week, you know it’s the era of year-end recaps. Spotify: and: Apple Music have launched their respective features to listen to your music. And now it’s time for Google to take a look back. People seem to be happy with it so far. It reveals the most memorable moments of the year are Google’s algorithms But the Your Recap feature, as it’s aptly named, has two versions, one with Gemini and one without.

The first option is a basic summary, offering insights based on visual trends in your photos, including who you’ve taken the most photos of, using facial recognition data you already have. agreed to feed Via Google Photos, and what’s your mood? There’s also another option that reveals your color palette for the year. So far, this one is the only one I have available. The predominant swatches in my photos are blue, green, and red : I’m shocked it’s as colorful as it turned out.

Then there’s an AI-driven feature that you can unlock as long as you give Gemini the right of way. If you’re in the US, you can opt in to get your version of the summary with individual subtitles : If they’re anything like the personalized AI podcast that Spotify released earlier this week in partnership with Google’s NotebookLM, it’ll turn some heads. But so far, zero breakout factor it seems. People Topics: and: BlueSky seems to like what Google is injecting with Gemini.

Google didn’t give me my Gemini year roundup. I just picked this option this morning after the news went live. I wonder if the AI ​​will start my epic trip this summer to see my beloved Dutchman. to the artist, and what it would say about the time I spent with my daughter you just can’t rush these things sometimes.

You can also participate if you’re interested in seeing what Gemini is up to: Tap your Google profile photo at the top of the Google Photos app, then tap Settings Preferences:touch Gemini Features in Photosthen connect Memories based on twins. The roundup has started rolling out and will remain on the app carousel until January.