Avatars in Gemini: what does this AI read, and can you turn it off?

Checked on October 25, 2026 by verification chain vchain-1

Whether it is on by default is not yet verified; whether it can be turned off is not yet verified.

The facts, edition by edition

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What the AI does	Generate an image “Creating an avatar involves recording your voice and face. Google uses that data to generate AI content using your avatar across certain Google services, including Gemini Apps, and to protect Google, our users, and the public.” “Google uses that data to generate AI content using your avatar across certain Google services, including Gemini Apps, and to protect Google, our users, and the public.” [1] dated copy
Model	Not yet verified
What it reads	Other data “Creating an avatar involves recording your voice and face. Google uses that data to generate AI content using your avatar across certain Google services, including Gemini Apps, and to protect Google, our users, and the public.” “Creating an avatar involves recording your voice and face.” [1] dated copy
Where the data goes	Not yet verified
Trains on your data	No “We don’t use your recordings to train the generative AI models powering our services, except to address abuse or harm.” “We don't use your recordings to train the generative AI models powering our services, except to address abuse or harm.” [1] dated copy
On by default	Not yet verified
Can be turned off	Not yet verified
Billing	Not yet verified
Feature type	Not yet verified
Frameworks the catalog links to it	Not yet verified

What the AI does: Generate an image “Creating an avatar involves recording your voice and face. Google uses that data to generate AI content using your avatar across certain Google services, including Gemini Apps, and to protect Google, our users, and the public.” “Google uses that data to generate AI content using your avatar across certain Google services, including Gemini Apps, and to protect Google, our users, and the public.” [1] dated copy
Model: Not yet verified
What it reads: Other data “Creating an avatar involves recording your voice and face. Google uses that data to generate AI content using your avatar across certain Google services, including Gemini Apps, and to protect Google, our users, and the public.” “Creating an avatar involves recording your voice and face.” [1] dated copy
Where the data goes: Not yet verified
Trains on your data: No “We don’t use your recordings to train the generative AI models powering our services, except to address abuse or harm.” “We don't use your recordings to train the generative AI models powering our services, except to address abuse or harm.” [1] dated copy
On by default: Not yet verified
Can be turned off: Not yet verified
Billing: Not yet verified
Feature type: Not yet verified
Frameworks the catalog links to it: Not yet verified

Linked frameworks will appear once the reference set is published.

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This fact sheet says nothing about your setup: the free readout, in French for now, reads it in your tools.