What is Remix in Google Messages?
Google is expanding the way people edit and share photos in Messages with a new feature called Remix. Announced as part of the November 2025 Pixel Feature Drop, Remix lets users apply AI-powered edits to photos directly within Google Messages. The feature aims to streamline creative edits without leaving the app, making it easier to craft share-worthy images for conversations with friends, family, or colleagues.
Powered by Nano Banana
Remix is powered by the Nano Banana image generation and editing model. Nano Banana already exists as a capable image engine, and Google has integrated it to perform a range of edits—from quick retouching and lighting adjustments to more creative transformations. The result is a seamless editing experience that leverages advanced AI in the background, while users interact with familiar controls in Messages.
Cross-Android Availability
One of the standout aspects of Remix is its accessibility across Android devices. Google emphasizes that this is not limited to Pixel phones; Remix will be available on all Android phones, ensuring a broad audience can experiment with AI-assisted photo editing directly within Messages. This cross-device compatibility reflects Google’s broader strategy to bring pixel-level AI tools to a wide user base.
How Remix Works
Using Remix is designed to be intuitive. After taking or selecting a photo in a conversation, users can tap the Remix option. The Nano Banana model analyzes the image and presents a range of editing presets and creative transformations. Users can apply edits such as color enhancements, background adjustments, smoothing, or more inventive edits that alter the mood and style of the photo. Because the feature lives inside Messages, creators can share edited photos immediately, keeping the flow of chat intact.
Practical Use Cases
- Casual sharing: clean up lighting, reduce noise, and enhance colors for a brighter look.
- Event recaps: apply a cohesive color grade to a group photo before sending to a group chat.
- Creative storytelling: use stylistic edits to convey a specific mood or theme in a conversation.
- Collaborative edits: multiple people can suggest or apply Remix edits within a chat, making group conversations more dynamic.
Privacy and Control
As with any AI-powered editing tool, users may have questions about privacy and data. Google typically emphasizes on-device processing for certain features, with optional cloud processing depending on the task and user settings. For Remix, Google’s policy notes will likely cover how images are processed, stored, and used to improve models. Users should review the latest permissions and settings in Messages to understand data flows and opt-out options if available.
Getting Started
To try Remix, ensure you have the latest version of Google Messages and the Pixel Feature Drop update installed. Open a conversation, select a photo, and look for the Remix control. Explore the available presets and adjust sliders or parameters to taste. Since Remix is designed to work across Android devices, you’ll be able to experiment with the feature even on non-Pixel hardware, keeping the user experience consistent with the Messages ecosystem.
What This Means for Android Photos
Remix with Nano Banana signals a shift toward more integrated AI-powered editing within messaging apps. For Android users, this reduces the friction of editing in separate apps and simplifies the process of sharing polished images. It also opens doors to more collaborative and creative conversations, where edits can be proposed and applied in real time within a chat context.
As the Pixel Feature Drop continues to unfold, users should expect refinements and new presets as Google learns from real-world usage. If you’re an Android user who loves sharing photos in chat, Remix could become a staple tool for quick, high-quality image enhancements right inside Google Messages.
