# AI Studio's app previews now use Nano Banana

By Steven Van · 2026-05-06

The visual edit tool also gets a redesign for apps built in Google AI Studio.

[Google AI Studio](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/google-ai-studio>) has added Nano Banana as the model behind auto-generated app images, and redesigned its visual edit tool.

- Apps built in AI Studio now get preview images generated with Nano Banana.

- The visual edit tool has been redesigned.

Details are in the [announcement](<https://x.com/i/status/2051679127824998762>).

[View media](<https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2051676396817121284/vid/avc1/1128x720/OOOB_OfQoTrPFtFh.mp4>)

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[Read AI Studio's app previews now use Nano Banana on Creators Toolbox](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/google-ai-studio-nano-banana-for-app-images>)

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