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Google lets users disable visible watermarks on Gemini AI-generated media
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Engineers can now hide the visible sparkle watermark on Gemini-generated images, video, and audio while invisible SynthID and C2PA marks remain.
Engineers can now remove the visible sparkle watermark from Gemini-generated media, giving them control over visual presentation. Invisible SynthID and C2PA watermarks stay embedded, preserving provenance while matching the approach of OpenAI and Meta, which also skip visible marks.
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Google adds a toggle to disable visible watermarks in Gemini and its AI video generator Flow.
When disabled, the sparkle watermark is removed but the invisible SynthID and C2PA watermarks remain.
The toggle will not be offered in countries that require visible watermarks by law.
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The invisible SynthID and C2PA marks remain embedded regardless of the toggle, so any removal of visible marks does not erase the underlying provenance signals.
Verification of those invisible marks can be done via Gemini or Search.
Consequently, engineers in countries that require visible watermarks will not see the toggle and must keep the visible mark.
The feature therefore changes the visible presentation of Gemini output while preserving a backend verification path via Gemini or Search.
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