Google announces Gemini usage limits in detail: free users can generate 100 images per day

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September 15, 2025

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Google has now clarified exactly how its Gemini AI service will limit usage across different subscription levels. For users on the free Gemini 2.5 Pro plan, there is a cap of 100 generated or edited images per day, along with five prompts per day. The free plan also includes a 32,000-token context window. Paid plans—AI Pro and Ultra—offer significantly higher quotas for image generation, prompts, and other features. This move is aimed at making the usage expectations more transparent and avoiding vague phrasing like "limited access." For users who generate many images, the update nudges toward upgrading, while still leaving a reasonably generous free-tier option. The limits cover other aspects too (e.g. Deep Research reports), not just image count.

WhatsApp is rolling out support for native Live Photos on iOS via its beta channel (version 25.24.10.72). This means that when you share a Live Photo, the motion and audio (the “live” part) are preserved in the message, rather than being stripped away or converted to a static image or lower‐quality format. If the recipient saves the Live Photo to their iPhone’s Photos app, it remains a Live Photo. There’s also cross-platform compatibility: if an Android user receives an iOS Live Photo, it appears as a motion/photo that approximates the original, and vice versa. Currently, the feature is only available through beta testers; stable release timeline hasn’t been fully detailed. This update brings WhatsApp closer to preserving richer media formats and improves the authenticity of photo sharing between iPhones and other platforms.

Firefox for iOS is introducing a new feature called “Shake to Summarize” that uses Apple Intelligence to generate summaries of webpages. When running on iOS 26, users can physically shake their iPhone (or tap a summary icon) to trigger an AI-powered summary of the page they’re viewing. On newer devices (iPhone 15 Pro and later), the summarization will happen on-device for better speed and privacy; older devices or versions will use cloud-based AI by Mozilla. There is a limit: webpages under 5,000 words are supported. Initially, the feature is rolling out in the U.S. and only for English, with plans to expand globally and into other languages later. Overall, this gives iPhone users a quick way to digest long articles or pages without manually reading everything, especially useful when browsing on the go.

Apple is expanding its Live Translation feature so that it will not only be available on the newly announced AirPods Pro 3 but also on AirPods 4 (with Active Noise Cancellation) and AirPods Pro 2. To use it, you’ll need an iPhone capable of running iOS 26 with Apple Intelligence support, and the AirPods must be on the latest firmware. The feature lets spoken language from another person be translated in real time into your ears, with the translated text also appearing on your iPhone’s screen. This works even if only one person is wearing AirPods; if both are, you get a fuller immersive conversation translation experience. The supported languages include English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish at launch, with more (like Italian, Japanese, Korean, simplified Chinese) coming later. This is a major step in making cross-language conversation smoother with minimal friction, especially for travelers or multilingual scenarios.

Apple has revealed Final Cut Camera 2.0, an updated version of its mobile camera-app geared toward creators, which takes full advantage of the new hardware in the iPhone 17 series — especially the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max. Key additions include ProRes RAW support, allowing the capture of raw sensor data for maximum flexibility in post-production. Also introduced is genlock support, enabling synchronisation of iPhone 17 Pro / Pro Max with other video gear so frames line up perfectly — useful for multicamera shoots or studio-style setups. A new Center Stage front camera sensor design lets users capture vertical or horizontal orientation without needing to physically rotate the phone. Alongside this are manual adjustments for white balance, shutter speed, ISO, etc., for greater creative control. Final Cut Camera 2.0 is positioned to raise the bar for mobile videography by combining hardware advances with software tools to support more professional workflows.

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