# Gemini avatar sharing: how to let friends use your avatar

> How to share, accept and remove a Gemini avatar, and who can use one, from Google's help page as of November 1, 2026.

URL: https://claudegpt.si/news/gemini-avatar-sharing-how-to  
Published: 2026-11-01T10:51:44.482Z  
Author: ClaudeGPT Si Newsroom  
Section: Apps  
Topics: Gemini, Google, AI apps, How to, Privacy  
Publisher: ClaudeGPT Si

## Key takeaways

- You share a Gemini avatar by entering a Gmail address, and the recipient must accept before using it.
- You can remove someone at any time or set an expiry date, but content they already made is not deleted.
- Avatars need an adult with a personal Google Account, work in English only and are unavailable in the EEA, Switzerland and the UK.

Gemini now lets you share your personal avatar, so a friend can put your face and voice into their own AI images and videos. The feature is described in Google's [Gemini Apps Help page on avatars](https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/16984474), which we read on November 1, 2026. You send an invite to a Gmail address, the other person has to accept it, and you can remove their access at any time.

It matters because an avatar is a recording of your face and voice, and sharing it puts that likeness in other people's hands. The controls Google describes are an accept step, a per-person list and optional expiry dates.

## How to share your Gemini avatar

1. Go to gemini.google.com and click Settings, then Avatar.
2. Click Share at the top.
3. Enter the recipient's Gmail address.
4. Read the on-screen information and click Share.

The recipient can accept or decline. They must accept before they can use your likeness. They find the invitation under Settings, Avatar, then "Avatars shared with you".

## How a friend uses a shared avatar

Your own avatar appears in a prompt as @ followed by your Google username, and you can also type "@" and pick the name from a menu. Google's help page gives prompts such as an image of you singing with an orchestra. Once a friend accepts, their prompts can use your avatar the same way.

## How to stop sharing

Open Settings, Avatar, then "Who can use your avatar". Select a person and click Remove. You can also set or remove an expiration date for each person. After you remove someone, they can't create new images or videos with your avatar. Content they already made is not deleted.

## Who can use avatars

| Requirement | What Google says |
| --- | --- |
| Age | 18 or older |
| Account | A personal Google Account |
| Language | English only for now |
| Regions | Not available in the EEA, Switzerland or the UK |
| Plan | Video with your personal avatar needs a Google AI plan |

The help page does not say whether the person you share with also needs a Google AI plan. The page does not list prices.

## Creating or deleting your avatar

To make one, click Add files, then Avatar, scan the QR code with your phone, and record your face and voice. Google asks you to hold the phone at eye level, use moderate lighting, and skip sunglasses, masks and hats. Only the account owner can record, and minors must not.

To delete it, go to Settings, then Personal avatar, and click Delete. Google says your selfie and voice data for that avatar is removed from its systems, but content already made and published with it is not deleted. Details on how avatar data is used are in the Gemini Apps Privacy Hub.

Related: [Is Gemini in Docs free?](https://claudegpt.si/news/is-gemini-in-docs-free) covers what the Google AI plans include for Workspace.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is the Gemini avatar free?

Google's help page says creating a video with your personal avatar requires a Google AI plan. It lists no prices, and it does not say what other avatar features cost.

### Why is the Gemini avatar option not showing?

Google lists these limits: you must be 18 or older, use a personal Google Account, use English, and be outside the EEA, Switzerland and the UK. Check these first.

### Can a friend keep using my Gemini avatar after I remove them?

No new images or videos, but anything they already created is not deleted.

### How do I use my Gemini avatar in a prompt?

Click Add files, then Avatar, or type @ and pick your username. The avatar appears in the prompt as @ plus your Google username.

## Sources

- [Create and use an avatar in Gemini Apps](https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/16984474), Google Gemini Apps Help
- [Gemini release notes](https://gemini.google/release-notes/), Google