Google Gemini Now Lets Users Disable Visible AI Watermarks

Google has added a setting in Gemini that allows users to turn off visible watermarks on AI-generated images, giving creators more flexibility in how they present and use generated content. Previously, watermarks were applied automatically and could not be removed through the standard interface, which limited use cases in professional or publishing contexts. The change is notable for developers and designers integrating Gemini's image generation into products, as it removes a friction point that made outputs less immediately usable. However, Google has indicated that invisible SynthID watermarking remains active regardless of the visible watermark setting, meaning provenance metadata is still embedded for detection purposes. Teams building content pipelines on top of Gemini's image APIs should verify whether this toggle is exposed programmatically and factor SynthID persistence into any provenance or disclosure workflows.