Honor’s New Phones Get Exclusive Access to Google’s AI Video Tool

Skip the Text Prompts—Just Feed It a Photo

Google’s AI video experiments are expanding, and Honor is first in line. Buyers of the Honor 400 and 400 Pro (launching May 22) will get early access to an image-to-video tool powered by Veo 2—Google’s latest generative model—before it rolls out to Gemini users. No typing required: feed it a static image (portrait or landscape), wait 1–2 minutes, and get a 5-second clip. The results can be both impressive and unexpected.

“It’s like handing a toddler a photo and asking them to animate it—sometimes genius, sometimes unpredictable.”

Glitches Included at No Extra Cost

Early demos show realistic pet movements but also AI’s occasional quirks: a car rotating oddly, unusual hand movements, and crowded scenes. Videos export as MP4 files (converted to lower-quality GIFs here) and live inside the Honor Gallery app. Free for the first 2 months, the tool caps users at 10 generations per day before requiring payment.

Google’s Veo 2 Rollout Is in Beta

Meanwhile, Gemini Advanced users can already generate Veo 2 videos—but only via text prompts. Google Cloud offers the tech to approved clients at a cost of 50 cents per second of output. The Honor deal serves as a test: letting consumers explore Veo 2’s capabilities before wider integration. AI video is still evolving, but it offers a glimpse of the future.

“Chaos is part of the process in this beta phase.”

Article by Dominic Preston, with photography and videos by The Verge.