The memory feature lets you share details about yourself and Gemini will take that information into consideration when answering future questions.
Google has rolled out a new memory feature for Gemini, which will allow the AI to remember things you tell it so that it can take your preferences into consideration later.
The feature was first spotted by X user TestingCatalog News and later announced by Google with a short video showing how the feature works. In one example, the prompt tells Gemini to always suggest two or three subject lines when writing an email. Later in the video, Gemini writes an email that includes three options for the subject line.
"Saving info about your life and work empowers you to shape Gemini and unlock new levels of efficiency and creativity," Google said in a release updates blog post. "Get more consistent, predictable results without repeating the same details, maintain control over your data, and experience Gemini that seemingly integrates into your workflow."
Per 9to5Google, the feature works mostly as you would expect. You can tell Gemini things about yourself and any preferences you have. Gemini will then use those preferences to personalize responses. This can be as simple as telling Gemini to not recommend recipes with peanuts due to an allergy or asking it to only give code examples in a specific coding language. You can also have it to do extra things like including language translations with each response or control details like jargon usage or response length.
Memory is currently only available in English to those with a $20-per-month Gemini Advanced subscription. 9to5Google also notes that the release is restricted to the web version of Gemini; it doesn't work on the mobile apps yet.
The new feature puts Gemini on par with its biggest competitor, ChatGPT, which received its own memory features earlier this year. It functions the same way, with users telling ChatGPT to remember various details that the chatbot uses to personalize responses later down the line. However, unlike Gemini, ChatGPT's memory feature is available to free users.