Gemini tops the App Store thanks to new AI image model, Nano Banana | TechCrunch
(Google's) "Gemini’s mobile adoption has been soaring since the August launch of its Nano Banana image editor model, which has received positive reviews, particularly from users who say they can now more easily perform complex edits and create realistic images. The app has climbed to the top of global app stores’ charts and has seen a 45% month-over-month increase in downloads in the month of September so far, according to new data provided by app intelligence firm Appfigures.Though the month is only half over, Gemini’s app has already gained 12.6 million downloads in September, up from 8.7 million in August."