Google Adds Toggle to Remove Visible Watermarks From Gemini and Flow
Google is making visible watermarks optional while keeping invisible SynthID and C2PA metadata, a move that balances creative control with the ability to verify AI-generated content.
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Google is adding a toggle in Gemini and Flow that removes visible watermarks from AI-generated images, movies, and music. The option only affects visible marks; invisible SynthID watermarks and C2PA metadata remain intact. The change follows user feedback collected by Google vice president Josh Woodward in July.
Google vice president Josh Woodward collected feedback on Gemini via X on July 8, 2026, and received roughly 1,700 replies per day. Removing the Nano Banana watermark was among the ten most requested changes, and this toggle reflects that input.
Users can turn the option off by logging into Gemini, opening the settings icon, and selecting "Media watermark." The toggle removes visible marks from images (Nano Banana), movies (Omni), and songs (Lyria), except in countries where law requires visible watermarks on deepfake content, such as the EU and South Korea.
Woodward said the goal is balancing creative control with safety. Google also open-sourced Credentio, a C++ library meant to help developers build better provenance tools.
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