Google’s AI video model, Veo, is making its debut on smartphones - specifically on the new Honor 400 and 400 Pro.
This means users can now turn still photos into five-second AI-generated video clips directly from their phone’s gallery app. The feature goes live May 22, with a free trial and a daily cap of 10 videos. After two months? It’s expected to become a paid service, managed by Google.
What the Company Is Saying
Honor is hyping it as “magical visual storytelling.” Google is focusing on creative use cases - turning memories into motion with the help of Gemini AI running behind the scenes.
There are no text prompts yet - it’s image-in, video-out.
What That Means (In Human Words)
You’ll soon be able to upload a still photo of your dog, your beach trip, or your grandma - and watch it move. Not always realistically. Not always logically. But definitely impressively.
It’s a flex. A demo. And a test.
This isn’t about usefulness (yet). It’s about showing the world what AI can do - and placing Google’s tech in your pocket, quietly gathering edge-case data along the way.
🔚 Bottom Line
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Available: Launching May 22 on Honor 400 and 400 Pro
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Free? Yes, for two months (10 clips/day)
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Then what? Subscription model expected - details TBD
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More to read: http://www.theverge.com/news/664812/google-honor-ai-image-to-video-gemini
Frozen Light Team Perspective
Last month, Google quietly announced big progress with its research model, Veo 2. This month? That same model is suddenly turning your photos into short videos - live, on smartphones.
So let’s ask the real question: How do you train a research model without calling it a training program? Easy - ship it to the public, wrap it in a magic trick, and call it creativity.
We don’t hate the move. We’re just saying: this isn’t about creating cute clips. It’s about data. Fresh, live, real-world data.
And guess what? This time, we’re not just volunteering it. We’re paying to give it.
Will we personally use this from our phones? No. But we’re not the average user - and this launch isn’t about us.
This is a clever deployment wrapped in a friendly UI. It’s not surveillance. It’s participation. With a subscription model.
We can’t say we weren’t asked. We can’t say we didn’t agree. We can say: We wish they’d market it like that.
Wink wink.
