Google Gemini now shows you exactly what it remembers — and lets you delete it. The Memory summary feature launched globally on web browsers this week, letting users review, edit, or erase personal details Gemini has saved across conversations. It’s live for free accounts in English, regardless of region, though Google officially restricts it to paying AI subscribers in the US.
The mobile app hasn’t rolled out the interface yet for most users, but opening gemini.google.com in Chrome or Safari on Android or iOS gives full access right now. <br><br>It lives under Settings > Personal Intelligence. There, your stored facts appear in labeled buckets: core background, career projects, daily gear, personal hobbies.
Each entry shows when it was added or last updated. A text field at the bottom accepts new inputs, or commands like “remove my old phone number.” If a request is ambiguous, Gemini asks clarifying questions before acting. <br><br>You must have both Keep Activity and Memory toggled on in your main Google Account settings for the dashboard to populate.
That’s not new, but the ability to audit and prune that data is. No more scrolling through months of chat logs to correct a misremembered birthday or outdated job title. <br><br>This isn’t a privacy toggle. It doesn’t stop Gemini from learning, it just gives users direct control over what sticks.
And while Google says expansion to other languages and free-tier mobile support is “coming,” it hasn’t set a date. For now, the web interface is the only guaranteed way in. <br><br>The rollout follows mounting scrutiny over AI memory practices, especially as banks like ASN in the Netherlands block non-Google Android variants over compatibility concerns with AI-driven authentication flows.
Transparency tools like this won’t fix those deeper ecosystem tensions. But they do answer a basic question users have been asking since Gemini launched: What does it actually know about me? <br><br>Next up: Google says it’s testing memory-aware suggestions in Gmail and Calendar, so if you tell Gemini you’re moving apartments, it might auto-suggest updating your address in Docs or rescheduling recurring meetings.
Those features remain unannounced and unreleased.
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