Google is rolling out a Memory summary in Gemini that lists what the assistant has learned about you, sorted into categories.
You remove details by typing plain requests into the summary page, and a Memory history log shows when each detail was added or changed.
The summary is limited for now to US users with a paid Google AI plan, in English, on the web and mobile apps.
Deleting a chat or switching Memory off are separate steps, so a full cleanup can take three or four actions.
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Google is rolling out a Memory summary in Gemini that shows, in one place, what the assistant has learned about you. Details are sorted under headings like career, travel, entertainment and fitness, and you can delete or fix any of them by typing a plain request in the box at the bottom. A Memory history log shows when each detail was added or changed.
For now the summary is limited to US users with a paid Google AI plan, in English, on Gemini’s web and mobile apps. You’ll find it under Settings, then Personal Intelligence.
Deleting from the summary isn’t the whole job. To make Gemini truly forget something:
Delete the old chats that mention it in Activity.
Disconnect any linked Google app that holds it.
Turn Memory off if you don’t want Gemini learning anything new.
Gemini has quietly been keeping notes on you, and Google is now showing you the whole file. A new Memory summary in Gemini lists what the assistant has picked up about your work, travel, hobbies and the people in your life, and it finally gives you a simple way to delete Gemini memory one detail at a time.
That matters because those notes shape every answer Gemini gives you, and some of them may be wrong, out of date or simply private. The catch is that the summary is only one of several places where Gemini keeps what it knows. If you really want something gone, you may need to clear old chats and unlink apps too. Here is how each step works, using Google’s own help instructions.
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How to delete Gemini memory with the new Memory summary
The quickest way to delete Gemini memory is to open the Memory summary and ask Gemini, in plain words, to drop the detail you don’t want. Google’s steps for the web version are:
Open Gemini in a browser on your computer and sign in with your personal Google Account.
Click Settings at the bottom left of the screen.
Choose Personal Intelligence, then Memory summary.
Read through the list. Details are grouped under headings such as Fitness & Lifestyle, Media & Entertainment, Career & Professional Projects and The Essentials, which covers your background, where you live and key relationships.
In the text box at the bottom, type what you want changed. Something like “forget my old phone number” or “remove the trip I mentioned last spring” works.
Gemini rewrites the summary. If your request is vague, Google says it may ask a follow-up question first so it doesn’t remove the wrong thing.
For bigger rewrites there is a pencil icon at the top right of the page. The same text box works the other way, too: you can tell Gemini to add a fact, such as a second language you speak, so its answers fit you better.
Check what changed in Memory history
Behind the three-dot menu at the top right sits Memory history. It is a dated log of every update to your summary, so you can see when a detail first appeared and confirm that your deletion went through. Click Done to close it.
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Who can use Gemini’s Memory summary right now
Not everyone will see the new page yet. Google lists these requirements:
You are in the US and have an active Google AI subscription plan.
You use Gemini in English.
You are 18 or older and signed in with a personal account, not a work, school or supervised one.
Both the Keep Activity and Memory settings are switched on.
You are on the Gemini web app or the Gemini mobile app.
Google’s help page lists the mobile app, but early reports found the summary showing up only on the web so far, so check your browser first if your phone doesn’t have it. Readers in the UK and Canada, and anyone on the free tier in the US, will need the older methods below for now.
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Deleting a chat is not the same as deleting a memory
This is the part most people miss. Gemini learns about you from your past conversations, and Google is clear that to make it forget something it learned that way, you should delete every chat that contains the information.
To do that:
In Gemini on your computer, click Activity.
Pick what to remove. You can wipe everything with Delete and All time, clear the last hour or day, set a custom date range, remove a single day, or delete one conversation at a time.
Expect a short lag. Google says there might be a brief delay before Gemini stops drawing on a deleted chat to personalize its replies.
If the detail came from Gmail, Photos or another linked app
Gemini can also learn from Google apps you have connected through Personal Intelligence, including Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Google Photos, YouTube and Contacts. Google says a full removal takes two steps: delete the chats that contain the detail, and disconnect the app holding it. Do only one and the information can come back, either from an old chat or from the app itself.
To disconnect an app, go to Settings, then Personal Intelligence, then Connected Apps, and use the More options menu next to the app to choose Disconnect. If you delete or edit something inside a connected app instead, such as an email, Google warns that Gemini may keep behaving the same way for a few days.
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How to stop Gemini remembering new things
Deleting old memories doesn’t stop new ones from forming. You have a few levels of control, from light to heavy:
One private chat: start a temporary chat. It isn’t saved to your Google Account.
One unpersonalized chat: in the text box, open Tools and switch Personal Intelligence off for that conversation. Gemini won’t use your memory or linked apps there, but the chat is still saved and can shape answers elsewhere.
No more learning: go to Settings, then Personal Intelligence, and turn Memory off.
No saved history at all: in Activity, use Turn off, or Turn off and delete activity to clear the backlog at the same time.
One detail worth knowing: even with Keep Activity off, Google holds your conversations with your account for up to 72 hours to run the service and handle feedback. They just won’t appear in your activity list.
For most people the Memory summary is a quick audit. A few minutes of reading shows exactly what an AI assistant has concluded about your job, your health habits or your family, and you can correct anything that is wrong instead of letting it quietly color future answers.
It also helps to set a timer on the raw history underneath. By default Gemini deletes activity once it is 18 months old, but you can shorten that to 3 months, stretch it to 36 months, or turn auto-delete off. You’ll find the option in Activity, near the top, under the auto-delete setting. When something is deleted, Google says it removes it from view right away and then starts a process to erase it from its storage systems.
Keep in mind that Gemini’s settings don’t control other Google services. Deleting Gemini activity won’t remove data from Gmail or Photos, and disconnecting an app won’t erase your Gemini history. Treat each one as its own cleanup job.
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Quick answers
Can I delete all of Gemini’s memory at once?
The broadest route in Google’s instructions is to delete all of your Gemini activity under Activity, disconnect linked apps, then turn Memory off in Personal Intelligence so Gemini stops learning from new chats.
Does turning off Memory delete what Gemini already knows?
Not on its own. Switching Memory off stops Gemini learning from you, but old chats stay in your activity until you delete them or auto-delete removes them.
Why can’t I find Memory summary in Gemini?
It is rolling out gradually to US users with a Google AI plan, in English, with Keep Activity and Memory both on. Work, school and supervised accounts can’t use it.
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