Schedules in Gemini Apps

You can make Gemini a part of your daily, weekly, and monthly routines by scheduling recurring actions. For example, you can schedule actions in Gemini Apps to get:

A daily news digest on topics that matter most to you
Weekly inspiration for creative projects
Monthly suggestions for new skills to learn

You can set a delivery time that works for your schedule. Gemini will prepare your content in the background so it’s ready by the scheduled time.

What you need

Important: We’re gradually making this feature available to all personal Google Accounts, so it might not be available to you just yet.

To schedule actions in Gemini Apps, you must:

Sign in to Gemini Apps with one of the following accounts:
- A personal Google Account.
- A work or school Google Account with access to a qualifying edition of Google Workspace.
- Learn how to sign in to Gemini Apps.
Have Keep Activity on. This feature isn't available when this setting is off.

Schedule an action

Important: You can have up to 10 active schedules at a time.

Open the Gemini mobile app or go to gemini.google.com.
In the text box, enter your prompt. Get ideas for how to use schedules.
- Tip: In your prompt, provide details about when and how often you want to schedule the action.
Click Submit . Gemini will reply with a summary of your schedule.
- Gemini will prepare your content within the hour leading up to your delivery time to help ensure you get the latest information.
- Responses for schedules are prepared in advance to guarantee timely delivery. As a result, rapidly changing data, like stock prices, won’t be the latest when you receive them. Schedules work best for daily summaries and wrap-ups.

Tips:

To update the schedule or instructions, tap More Edit. You can also ask Gemini to edit the schedule at any time in the schedule’s chat.
You can also manage and create schedules on the Scheduled page. At the top, tap Menu Scheduled .
If you ask Gemini Apps to schedule an action that uses another app, like Google Workspace, that app must be connected. Learn how to use and manage Connected Apps in Gemini.

Examples

Here are a few examples of ways you can have Gemini help you using schedules.

Daily digests of your calendar, to-do list, and emails to help you prepare for the day ahead.
Daily topic tracking to stay up to date on the latest breakthroughs and trends for any subject you're following online.
Daily market reports tracking your stock portfolio, cryptocurrency prices, and the latest financial news from the past day.
Daily weather forecasts paired with outfit ideas based on a list of your personal wardrobe items.
Daily practice quizzes to help you master a new language, professional skill, or hobby.
Daily creative prompts or artistic inspiration to jumpstart your personal projects every morning.
Weekly news digests or details about upcoming tour dates and releases for your favorite musical artists.
Weekly rollups of new local cafes and restaurants to check out over the weekend.

Schedule notifications

When each response is ready, Gemini will notify you:

In the Gemini web app: On the sidebar under “All,” the chat with your schedule is marked as unread and in the Scheduled page.
In the Gemini mobile app: You’ll get a notification on your mobile device. The notification may appear when your device is locked depending on your settings. You can also find your schedules on the Scheduled page in the menu.
- Tip: You can turn notifications for Gemini Apps on or off in your device’s app notification settings.

Turn on notifications when creating a new schedule

If you have app notifications for Gemini turned off on your device, you’ll be asked if you want to turn notifications on when you create a new schedule.

If you want to receive notifications for the schedule, when prompted to turn on notifications, tap Turn on and then Allow.

Turn notifications on or off in your device settings

You can turn notifications for Gemini Apps on or off in your device’s app notification settings.

On your Android phone or tablet, open Settings .
Tap Notifications App notifications Google Show unused categories Gemini.
Turn All “Gemini” notifications on or off.

Alternatively:

On your Android phone or tablet, touch and hold the Google app .
Tap App info Notifications Show unused categories Gemini.
Turn All “Gemini” notifications on or off.

Pause or resume a schedule

You can pause a schedule without deleting it. If you pause a schedule, Gemini won’t run your prompt until you resume the schedule.

On your phone or tablet, open the Gemini mobile app or go to gemini.google.com.
At the top, tap Menu Scheduled .
Find the schedule you want to pause or resume, then:
- In the Gemini mobile app: touch and hold the schedule.
- In the Gemini web app: tap the schedule More .
Tap Pause or Resume .

Edit or delete a schedule

In the chat with the schedule, you can ask Gemini to make changes to the schedule. These changes will be saved for future occurrences of the schedule.

You can also edit or delete schedules on the Scheduled page.

In the Gemini mobile app

Open the Gemini mobile app .
At the top, tap Menu Scheduled .
Touch and hold the schedule that you want to edit or delete.
- To edit the schedule: Tap Edit . Update the schedule using the form, then tap Save. You can also tap the schedule to open the chat and edit it with Gemini.
- To delete the schedule: Tap Delete .

In the Gemini web app

Go to gemini.google.com.
At the top, tap Menu Scheduled .
Tap the schedule that you want to edit or delete.
- To edit the schedule: Tap the schedule again. Update the schedule using the form, then tap Save. You can also tap Go to chat to edit it with Gemini.
- To delete the schedule: Tap More Delete .

Schedules & your location

Gemini Apps may use your location to provide more relevant responses to your prompts. For example, to respond to prompts about the weather, Gemini Apps need to know your location.

If you schedule an action that’s related to your location, Gemini Apps will use the location where you created the action for all future responses. To schedule an action for a different location, you can either create a new schedule or update your existing action to specify a location.

Learn more about the location information Gemini Apps collect, why, and how it is used.

Why a schedule may be turned off

If you aren’t receiving responses for a schedule, it may have been automatically turned off due to inactivity. You can turn the schedule on again at any time. Learn how to resume a scheduled.