Use Gemini in Google Messages

You can chat with Gemini in the Google Messages app to draft messages, brainstorm ideas, plan events, or simply have a fun conversation.

What you need

• An Android phone.
• Your phone’s language set to a supported language.
• The latest version of Google Messages . Get it on Google Play.
• A personal Google Account that you manage on your own.
  • You can’t use Gemini in Google Messages with a Google Account managed by Family Link or with a Google Workspace account.
• Be 18 or over.
• RCS chats turned on. Learn how to turn on RCS chats.

Supported languages for Gemini in Google Messages

Supported languages

Important: Gemini in Google Messages is being released gradually.

Arabic Bengali Bulgarian Chinese (Simplified/Traditional) Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Farsi Finnish French German Greek Gujarati Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese

Kannada Korean Latvian Lithuanian Malayalam Marathi Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Tamil Telugu Thai Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Vietnamese

Countries where Gemini in Google Messages is available

Gemini in Messages is currently available in over 165 countries. We’re working hard to release it to users in more languages and more places around the world.

Supported countries & territories

Albania Algeria American Samoa Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Fiji Finland France French Guiana Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia

Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North Macedonia Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of the Congo Romania Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa São Tomé and Príncipe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand The Bahamas The Gambia Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Türkiye Turkmenistan Tuvalu U.S. Virgin Islands Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States United States Minor Outlying Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Start a chat with Gemini in Google Messages

Important: Chats with Gemini aren’t end-to-end encrypted.

1. On your Android phone, open Google Messages .
2. Tap the chat with Gemini, or tap Start chat Gemini.
3. For the first time, follow any on-screen instructions.
4. Enter your question or prompt.
   • The first time you chat with Gemini, you can explore different conversations. Just tap a suggestion above the message field.
5. Optionally, to add a photo to your prompt, tap Show attach media screen .
6. Tap Send message .

Tip: You can also use extensions in your chat with Gemini in Google Messages. Learn more about extensions and how to turn them on or off.

Examples

• I haven't reached out to my friend in a while. Help me draft a short message to check in and reconnect.
• Suggest a 3-course dinner menu that's impressive but manageable for a novice cook. Dietary restriction: vegetarian.
• I'm going to a social event where I barely know anyone. Come up with a few interesting conversation starters.

Give feedback on a Gemini response

1. Touch and hold the response you want to give feedback on.
2. At the top, tap Good response or Bad response .

Report a legal issue

1. Touch and hold a response.
2. Tap More Report legal issue.

Report legal issue

Delete your Gemini chat

Important:

• In Google Messages, you can only delete your entire Gemini chat. In Your Gemini Apps Activity, you can delete specific prompts from your Gemini chat.
• Even when Gemini Apps Activity is off, your chats will be saved with your account for up to 72 hours to allow Google to provide the service and process any feedback. This activity won’t appear in your Gemini Apps Activity. Learn more in the Gemini Apps Privacy Hub.

In Google Messages

After you complete the steps below, your Gemini chat is deleted from Your Gemini Apps Activity and Google Messages.

1. In Messages, open your chat with Gemini.
2. At the top, tap More Delete conversation.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

In Gemini Apps Activity

After you complete the steps below, your Gemini chat is deleted from Your Gemini Apps Activity. It doesn't delete the chat from Google Messages or any Android backup of your messages. To also delete it from Google Messages, follow the steps to delete the chat from Google Messages.

1. Go to Your Gemini Apps Activity.
2. Next to a prompt or response in Google Messages, tap Delete activity item .
   • Activity from Google Messages shows a “ Google Messages” label.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Tip: To access your Gemini Apps activity from the Gemini web app, go to gemini.google.com. Then at the top, tap Menu Activity.

What happens when you delete your Gemini chats

• When you delete your Gemini chat in Google Messages or in Your Gemini Apps Activity, Gemini can no longer access the chat.
• When you delete your Gemini chat in Google Messages, it’s also deleted from Your Gemini Apps Activity.
  • If the chat still shows in Your Gemini Apps Activity or Google Messages on other devices, check the device you used to delete the chat. Make sure it’s connected to the internet and RCS chats are turned on. Learn how to turn on RCS chats.
• When you delete your Gemini chat in Your Gemini Apps Activity, it doesn't delete it from Google Messages or any Android backup.
  • To also delete it from Google Messages, follow the steps to delete the chat from Google Messages.

Learn about your location data & Gemini in Google Messages

Gemini in Messages doesn’t have access to your precise location. It uses the general area from your IP address or the home or work addresses in your Google Account to give relevant responses to prompts like “What’s the weather?” Learn more about how Gemini in Messages estimates your general area.

Related resources

• Gemini Apps Privacy Hub
• Manage & delete your Gemini Apps activity
• Use extensions in Gemini Apps
• Turn on RCS chats in Google Messages