Google Pictures is lastly coming to TVs — however not the Android ones

Google Pictures serves its objective exceptionally effectively on Android flagships, however typically you wish to relive your finest moments on a much bigger display screen. After being notably absent from TV platforms, Google Pictures is about to reach on TVs quickly, however curiously, it is going to debut first on Samsung TVs, moderately than Android TV.

Samsung has introduced that it’s working to carry Google Pictures to Samsung TVs, letting customers take pleasure in their photographs and movies natively on the massive display screen. Customers will be capable to discover curated reminiscences on their TVs, organized by individuals, locations, and significant moments. Google Pictures may also broaden the suite of photo-driven experiences that combine with Samsung’s Imaginative and prescient AI Companion (VAC), permitting photographs to floor naturally via Each day Plus and Each day Board.

The Google Pictures expertise is coming to Samsung TVs in 3 ways:

1. Recollections: Samsung TV customers will be capable to see curated tales based mostly on individuals, places, and significant moments. Samsung states that this characteristic is deliberate to launch in March 2026 and can be accessible completely on Samsung TVs for a interval of six months.
2. Create with AI: This characteristic will introduce themed templates constructed on Nano Banana, and a few of these templates can be accessible completely on Samsung TVs. Customers may also be capable to use the Remix characteristic to rework the artwork model of a picture. They may also be capable to use the Photograph to Video to carry nonetheless moments to life as brief movies. This characteristic will arrive later within the second half of 2026.
3. Personalised Outcomes: Customers will be capable to view associated photographs as a slideshow, organized by subject or the contents of their reminiscences. This characteristic will arrive later within the second half of 2026.

These bulletins come from Samsung, in order that they don’t discuss concerning the Google Pictures expertise on different TV platforms. Nevertheless, Samsung’s timed exclusivity on the Recollections characteristic for the TV platform strongly means that the characteristic can be launched to different TV platforms, indicating that the Google Pictures expertise may also broaden to those platforms. Additionally it is not instantly clear whether or not it is a native Google Pictures app on Samsung TVs or merely an expertise integration into the TV platform.

What about Google Pictures on Android TV or Google TV?

Google Pictures’ absence on Android TV is sort of a curious omission. Whereas customers can all the time solid their photographs and movies to Android TV, the expertise isn’t all the time the smoothest, particularly for 4K movies. Customers may make the most of their Google Pictures library for screensavers on Google TV; nonetheless, the expertise is sort of restricted.

Certain, not everybody would need their complete picture library seen on their TV (since TVs are normally thought-about shared units). Nevertheless, there’s nonetheless demand for it, particularly for reliving our reminiscences on a much bigger, shared display screen. We hope Google shares extra quickly on Google Pictures’ availability on Android TVs.