Gemini Adds Visible Watermark Toggle

This is a welcome creator-facing control, but it separates clean presentation from actual provenance rather than eliminating watermarking altogether.

• –Visible watermarks can interfere with professional layouts, product mockups, and client-facing creative work
• –SynthID remains embedded for Google’s verification systems, preserving an invisible provenance layer
• –C2PA metadata reportedly remains attached, giving developers and platforms additional origin information
• –Early reports suggest the toggle may not yet sync to mobile-generated media
• –Google should document availability, plan eligibility, and whether video exports consistently honor the setting