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Google Gemini Launches 'Memory Summary' to Show User Data
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In Short: The launch of 'Memory summary' addresses a common grievance about Gemini's memory, providing a clearer picture of what the chatbot remembers about users.
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Google has introduced a new feature called 'Memory summary' for its Gemini AI assistant, allowing users to see, edit, and delete the information the AI has collected about them.
The 'Memory summary' feature is accessible via Settings > Personal Intelligence or directly at gemini.google.com/personalization-settings.
The text field at the bottom of the summary allows users to add or remove details. For instance, Google says Gemini may ask follow-up questions if a request is ambiguous to ensure the summary remains accurate.
The feature also includes a 'Memory history' view that shows when specific information was added or modified.
Users can ask Gemini directly in plain language to correct or remove details, such as telling it to drop an old phone number.
While the feature is officially limited to Google AI subscribers using Gemini in US English, it was found working on Gemini’s desktop website with a free account outside the US, without using a VPN.
However, the feature was not available in the Gemini mobile app, even with the latest version installed.
Google designed the 'Memory summary' feature to help users review, correct, and remove details Gemini uses for personalized responses.
The summary sorts what Gemini knows into categories, giving users greater visibility and control over personal information gathered through previous conversations.
Users can also turn Memory off through the Personal Intelligence settings if they no longer want Gemini to learn about them.
What this adds
The 'Memory summary' is currently limited to Google AI subscribers using Gemini in US English, as reported by AndroidPure.
The feature was unexpectedly accessible on the Gemini desktop website with a free account outside the US, but not on the mobile app.
Background
Google's Gemini 4 Carbon model excels in cybersecurity and coding benchmarks, outperforming competitors like Claude and GPT-6 Astra.
Gemini, sometimes marketed as Google Gemini and originally known as Bard, is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot and virtual assistant developed by Google. It is powered by the family of large language models (LLMs) of the same name, previously based on LaMDA and PaLM 2.
What's confirmed
- Google Gemini now offers a “Memory summary” to “view, edit, and delete what Gemini Apps understands about you.” On the web, you can access this new experience from Settings > Personal Intelligence (or gemini.google.com/personalization-settings ).
- A new feature called Memory summary is rolling out to Gemini users in the US, giving them a clearer picture of what the chatbot remembers about them, with controls to correct or erase anything it gets wrong.
What's still developing
- Rather than presenting everything as a long list of disconnected facts, Memory summary sorts personal details into categories covering your background, relationships, work, interests, and preferences.
- But while Gemini has been busy getting to know you, keeping tabs on what it’s learned hasn’t been nearly as easy.
- That unexpected access didn’t extend to the Gemini mobile app, where Memory summary was missing despite running the latest version.
- The feature needs both Keep Activity and Memory switched on, according to 9to5Google.
- The launch addresses a common grievance about Gemini's memory.
- The same summary says the feature requires activity tracking to be switched on.
- According to posts summarised on X, the page groups what Gemini has learned into labelled categories.
- Each category contains specific details Gemini has learned about the user.
Sources
- 9To5Googlelink
- Android Authoritylink
- AndroidPurelink
- Free Press Journallink
- Olorisupergallink
- Philstar Lifelink
- WarpBeat — background on Google's Gemini 4 Carbon Outperforms Competitors in Cybersecurity and Coding link
- Wikipedia — background on Google Gemini link
- Teacher's Tech — video link
- Ai Podcast — video link