Androidify returns with AI powered Android Bot builder

Androidify is back with AI driven avatar creation that turns photos or prompts into personalized Android Bots.

Androidify returns with AI powered Android Bot builder

Google has revived Androidify, the old mascot tool, now powered by Gemini 2.5 Flash and Imagen AI models. The app lets users supply a photo or a text prompt, pick a Bot color, and then tap Transform to generate a customized Android Bot. Users can export the result as an image, as a sticker, or as a short video, and they can choose from a range of backgrounds from simple to themed scenes. A new Friday feature will add an 8-second Bot video using the Veo 3 model, expanding how these avatars can be shared across chat and social apps.

Behind the faces and outfits, Androidify also doubles as a showcase for Google’s Android development tools. When a text prompt is used, the app validates it with Firebase AI Logic and feeds a fine tuned Imagen model to produce the Bot. If a photo is provided, the app analyzes the image and builds a descriptive prompt while applying safety steps to blur logos and remove sensitive identifiers. The project emphasizes Android Studio friendly tooling, including Jetpack Compose for UI, CameraX for photos, ML Kit for background removal, and a GitHub-hosted reference implementation for developers to study.

The revival sits at the intersection of nostalgia and practical AI. It signals that Google sees playful avatars as a way to keep the Android brand lively while giving developers concrete examples of AI integration in a consumer app. At the same time, it highlights the tension between expressive customization and privacy, as the system redacts logos and biometric cues from user inputs. If the feature set proves popular, Androidify could push more brands to offer personal, AI generated extensions of their identities, turning familiar mascots into customizable, shareable media. In short, this is less a toy than a small, polished platform for how brands want people to engage with technology this year.

Highlights

The Androidify experiment asks what happens when a brand returns with AI in hand and a wink to the past.