Google Now Lets You Direct Avatars Through Prompts In Its Vids App

Google Vids adds AI avatar directing, Veo 3.1 video generation, YouTube export, and screen recording in its biggest 2026 update yet.
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Google Now Lets You Direct Avatars Through Prompts In Its Vids App
Google Vids Just Changed How Anyone Can Make Videos Google quietly dropped one of its most significant updates to Vids this week, and it is the kind of move that will make professional video creators do a double take. From directing AI avatars with plain text to exporting finished content straight to YouTube, the platform is no longer just a novelty. It is shaping up to be a serious contender in the AI video creation space. If you have been wondering whether AI video tools are finally ready for real work, this update gives you a compelling answer. You Can Now Direct AI Avatars Like a Film Director The headline feature of this update is something that sounds almost too futuristic to be practical: users can now type natural language instructions to direct avatar behavior inside a scene. Want your avatar to hold up a product, interact with a piece of equipment, or gesture toward a specific prop? You type the instruction, and the avatar performs it. This is not a small thing. Until now, most A…