Google has launched Dreambeans, its experimental AI app that generates personalized illustrated stories from users' digital activity, in India. It is the app's first market outside the U.S., according to the report. TechCrunch's Jagmeet reports that the launch on Monday adds support for 13 local languages, including Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Bengali, alongside English.
Dreambeans draws on connected Google services such as Calendar, Gemini, Gmail, Photos, Search, and YouTube. It creates stories without a user prompt. Google recently added a feature that uses its Veo video model to animate images in some stories.
Google product manager Gozde Oznur told reporters that India was chosen because of strong interest from Indian users and high overlap of users across Gemini, Gmail, and Google Photos.
Users can select only one language per story. The app cannot currently mix languages, which the report says could limit its appeal in a market where many people use Hinglish.
Sensor Tower estimates that Dreambeans recorded about 55,000 U.S. downloads since its June debut. Downloads fell 84% from September to October, to about 5,500.
Oznur said users can choose which services to connect, disconnect them at any time, and delete Dreambeans data within the app. She also said the app is available only to personal Gmail accounts, and that stories are visible only to the account holder. She acknowledged that the app could generate stories involving people who have died, and said users can ask it to stop showing certain subjects.