Gemini image downloads returned broken, blank, or wrong files

Gemini image generation had a download problem where the result looked fine on screen but saved as a different, blurry, broken, or blank file. In Google Flow, saved images could change text, lose accuracy, or look unlike the image shown in the interface.

With Nano Banana 2 through the Gemini API, image calls that worked the day before started returning blank images. Some downloaded files looked more like low-quality previews or corrupted assets than the finished image.

Later reports said the Nano Banana download issue was fixed, so the failure may have been a temporary service-side bug. The frustration was still real for paying users, including Pro users who expected usable image files and considered switching tools.