The new Photo to Video tool brings still images to life with short animation clips, while Remix lets users re-style their photos in seconds using artistic filters.

With the help of Google’s Veo 2 model, users can now convert a static photo into a ~6-second video. Choose between two prompts—“Subtle movements” or “I’m feeling lucky”—and watch as your image adds subtle motion, giving life to old portraits, landscapes, or memories. The process takes a minute or less, and you can regenerate different versions until you’re happy with the result.

This feature is available starting today, on Android and iOS devices in the United States.

Powered by Google’s Imagen model, Remix enables users to turn any photo into various artistic formats—such as anime, comic book, sketch, or 3D animation—with one tap. The process completes within seconds and opens up new creative possibilities for users’ everyday snapshots.

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This tool will roll out in the U.S. over the coming weeks to Android and iOS users.

Google is also launching the new “Create” tab in Google Photos, designed to gather all creative tools in one place—from AI tools like Photo to Video and Remix to traditional offerings like collages and highlight videos. The tab will begin rolling out in the U.S. in August, with additional tools added over time based on user feedback.

Google emphasizes that these AI features are experimental and relies on user feedback—thumbs‑up/thumbs‑down interactions—to improve performance and usability. All AI-generated content will include an invisible SynthID digital watermark, and videos will carry a visible watermark to clearly indicate AI-generated output—consistent with watermarks used in Google’s Gemini system.

Google’s internal Red Team evaluation continues to monitor for potential misuse and quality issues.

Google Photos is evolving from storage platform to creative studio—giving every user the chance to animate and reimagine their photos with just a few taps. With transparency built in and a growing creative toolkit, Google is stepping further into the AI-powered future of memory-making.