Generate beautiful visuals in your Android apps with Imagen 3 through Vertex AI in Firebase

Posted by Thomas Ezan Sr. – Android Developer Relation Engineer (@lethargicpanda)

Imagen 3, our most superior picture technology mannequin, is now obtainable by Vertex AI in Firebase, making it even simpler to combine it to your Android apps.

Designed to generate well-composed photographs with distinctive particulars, diminished artifacts, and wealthy lighting, Imagen 3 represents a major leap ahead in picture technology capabilities.

Imagen 3 unlocks thrilling new prospects for Android builders. Generated visuals can adapt to the content material of your app, making a extra participating person expertise. As an example, your customers can generate customized paintings to reinforce their in-app profile. Imagen can even enhance your app’s storytelling by bringing its narratives to life with pleasant customized illustrations.

You possibly can experiment with picture prompts in Vertex AI Studio, and learn to enhance your prompts by reviewing the immediate and picture attribute information.

Get began with Imagen 3

The mixing of Imagen 3 is just like including Gemini entry through Vertex AI in Firebase. Begin by including the gradle dependencies to your Android undertaking:

dependencies {
    implementation(platform("com.google.firebase:firebase-bom:33.10.0"))

    implementation("com.google.firebase:firebase-vertexai")
}

Then, in your Kotlin code, create an ImageModel occasion by passing the mannequin identify and optionally, a mannequin configuration and security settings:

val imageModel = Firebase.vertexAI.imagenModel(
  modelName = "imagen-3.0-generate-001",
  generationConfig = ImagenGenerationConfig(
    imageFormat = ImagenImageFormat.jpeg(compresssionQuality = 75),
    addWatermark = true,
    numberOfImages = 1,
    aspectRatio = ImagenAspectRatio.SQUARE_1x1
  ),
  safetySettings = ImagenSafetySettings(
    safetyFilterLevel = ImagenSafetyFilterLevel.BLOCK_LOW_AND_ABOVE
    personFilterLevel = ImagenPersonFilterLevel.ALLOW_ADULT
  )
)

Lastly generate the picture by calling generateImages:

val imageResponse = imageModel.generateImages(
  immediate = "An astronaut using a horse"
)

Retrieve the generated picture from the imageResponse and show it as a bitmap as observe:

val picture = imageResponse.photographs.first()
val uiImage = picture.asBitmap()

Subsequent steps

Discover the great Firebase documentation for detailed API info.

Entry to Imagen 3 utilizing Vertex AI in Firebase is at present in Public Preview, supplying you with an early alternative to experiment and innovate. For pricing particulars, please check with the Vertex AI in Firebase pricing web page.

Begin experimenting with Imagen 3 at this time! We’re trying ahead to seeing the way you’ll leverage Imagen 3’s capabilities to create really distinctive, immersive and customized Android experiences.