Manage what Gemini remembers about you and customize responses

You can customize how Gemini Apps respond to you if you add instructions or have Gemini remember specific facts, interests, and preferences across conversations so you don’t have to repeat info in new chats.  . For example, you can ask Gemini to:

• Remember facts about you, your relationships, interests and habits, or even other general facts or pieces of information you want Gemini to remember.
• Tell Gemini to respond in specific way - e.g., preferences on how Gemini should act, how it should format responses, or specific styles/tones it should adopt
• Gemini will remember the information or instructions you share with it, even in new chats. 

What you need

To manage what Gemini Apps remembers, you need to:

• be over 18.
• Have a Google AI plan. Learn how to upgrade.
• Sign in with a personal Google Account. This feature isn’t available when you sign in to a work, school, or supervised Google Account. Learn how to sign in to Gemini Apps.
• Have Memory turned on. Learn how to turn Memory on or off.

Important: For now, this feature is:

• Only available in the US. All users can add instructions for Gemini Apps.
• Only available in the Gemini mobile app, the Gemini web app at gemini.google.com, Gemini in Chrome (in countries where Gemini in Chrome is available), and Gemini on your smartwatch.
• Not available in certain features.

Tips: 

• While the ability for Gemini to remember specific info is still rolling out and may not be available to you yet, anyone can add instructions to customize Gemini responses. Learn how to add instructions for Gemini.
• Any items that you ask Gemini to remember, or instructions that you give for Gemini will last for a maximum of 18 months. If they are removed after this time, you  can always add them back in as needed.

Ask Gemini Apps to remember things during a chat

You can ask Gemini to remember details simply by talking to it. Use natural language commands like:

• "Remember that I am vegetarian."
• "Remember that Ella’s birthday is on November 3rd"
• "Keep track of this: my annual review is on March 15th."
• “Hold on to this tracking number: XJ7909834."

Gemini will save these details and use them in future responses when needed
 

 

Correct info that Gemini Apps has remembered

 

If Gemini gets a detail wrong or its information is outdated, you can correct it in your chat. For example:

• "Actually, my daughter is 8, not 7."
• "I switched to evening workouts. Update that."

Gemini will update its memory based on your correction. 
 

Add your instructions for Gemini

Important: Instructions for Gemini to forget or avoid topics in chats doesn’t always work perfectly. To make sure Gemini stops mentioning a topic, delete any chats about it from your Gemini Apps Activity.

Examples

• “Start all responses with a short summary.”
• “Going forward Use bullet points for long paragraphs.”
• Always sound like a GenZ friend
• From now on always include Rotten Tomatoes scores when recommending movies

In the Gemini mobile app

1. On your phone or tablet, open the Gemini mobile app .
2. At the left, tap Menu    your Profile picture or initial Personal Intelligence Instructions for Gemini.
3. Tap Add +.
4. Enter the instructions you want Gemini Apps to apply to every chat.
5. Tap Submit.

In the Gemini web app

1. On your phone or tablet, go to gemini.google.com.
2. At the top, tap Menu Settings Personal Intelligence Instructions for Gemini.
3. Tap Add +.
4. Enter the instructions you want Gemini Apps to apply to every chat.
5. Tap Submit.

Find, edit, or delete your instructions for Gemini

In the Gemini mobile app

1. On your phone or tablet, open the Gemini mobile app .
2. At the left, tap Menu   your Profile picture or initial Personal Intelligence Instructions for Gemini.
3. Find the instructions you want to view, edit or delete.
4. Tap More Edit or Delete .

In the Gemini web app

1. On your phone or tablet, go to gemini.google.com.
2. At the top, tap Menu Settings Personal Intelligence Instructions for Gemini.
3. Find the instructions you want to view, edit or delete.
4. Tap More Edit or Delete .

Turn your instructions for Gemini on or off

You can change whether Gemini Apps use your instructions at any time.

In the Gemini mobile app

1. On your phone or tablet, open the Gemini mobile app .
2. At the left, tap Menu   your Profile picture or initial Personal Intelligence Instructions for Gemini.
3. At the top, turn Instructions for Gemini off or on .

In the Gemini web app

1. On your phone or tablet, go to gemini.google.com.
2. At the top, tap Menu Settings Personal Intelligence Instructions for Gemini.
3. At the top, turn Instructions for Gemini off or on .

Turn Memory on or off

To stop Gemini from learning about you

In the Gemini mobile app

1. On your phone or tablet, open the Gemini mobile app .
2. At the left,  tap Menu .
3. In the bottom left, tap Settings  Personal Intelligence
4. Turn Memory off  or on .

In the Gemini web app

1. On your phone or tablet, go to gemini.google.com.
2. At the left,  tap Menu .
3. In the bottom left, tap Settings  Personal Intelligence.
4. Turn Memory off  or on .

Related resources

• Gemini Apps Privacy Hub
• Get personalization in Gemini Apps
• Get personalization based on your past Gemini chats
• Connect your Google apps to personalize your Gemini experience