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Gemini Memory Summary: View, Edit, Delete What It Remembers

Step-by-step guide to view, edit, and delete your Gemini Memory summary. Available for US Google AI plan users in English.

November 10, 2026 Yum News

Google rolled out Memory summary in Gemini Apps on November 9, 2026. The page shows what Gemini Apps understands about you, sorted into categories, and lets you add, correct, or delete details in plain language.

It sits under Settings > Personal Intelligence. You can also ask Gemini “What do you know about me?” to pull the same summary. This guide walks through the exact steps from Google’s help pages, eligibility rules, edit examples, and how to check Memory history.

The feature requires a personal Google account, age 18 or older, Keep Activity on, and Memory turned on. Officially it is limited to US users with an active Google AI plan, in English, on the Gemini mobile app and gemini.google.com. Availability can vary during rollout.

Abstract AI brain illustration representing memory and personalization

What Memory summary shows

Memory summary collects facts Gemini has learned from your chats when Memory is enabled. Google groups them into labeled categories instead of a single long list.

Reports from early access describe these groups:

The Essentials: core background, location, and key relationships
Career & Professional Projects
Travel & Daily Gear
Media & Entertainment
Fitness & Lifestyle

Each category holds a short list of specific details. You control what stays. Correcting or deleting an entry updates the summary Gemini uses for future responses.

This is separate from Instructions for Gemini (previously called Saved info), which holds standing preferences you add yourself. Memory summary focuses on what the system has inferred and stored from conversations.

Eligibility and prerequisites

Confirm these before you look for the menu:

Sign in with a personal Google Account (not work, school, or supervised).
Be 18 or older.
Turn Keep Activity on in Gemini settings.
Turn Memory on under Personal Intelligence.
Hold an active Google AI plan.
Use English and be in the US (official requirement; some users outside the US have reported access via browser).

If the Memory summary option is missing, check plan status, language, region, and the two activity toggles. Google notes the rollout is gradual.

How to view your Memory summary

On the web

Go to gemini.google.com and sign in.
Click Settings at the bottom left.
Select Personal Intelligence, then Memory summary.

Direct link reported during rollout: gemini.google.com/personalization-settings.

On mobile

Open the Gemini app.
Tap Menu on the left.
At the bottom left, tap Settings > Personal Intelligence > Memory summary.

Early reports noted the page appeared first on the web; the mobile app experience is expected to match once fully rolled out. You can also type “What do you know about me?” in any chat.

How to edit or delete details

You manage the summary with natural-language instructions. Google’s documented examples are:

To add: “Add to my memory that I speak Japanese.”
To remove: “Remove my old phone number from your memory.”

Type the request in the text box at the bottom of the Memory summary page, or in a regular chat. Gemini updates the summary and may ask a follow-up question if the request is ambiguous, to keep the entry accurate.

A pencil icon in the top-right corner opens broader direct editing on the summary page. Use the three-dot menu to open Memory history, which lists when specific information was added or modified.

After an edit, confirm the change by asking “What do you know about me?” again or by reopening the summary. Deleting a detail from the summary does not automatically delete the original chats; those remain in Gemini Apps Activity until you remove them separately.

For comparison, ChatGPT offers a similar review path inside its Privacy Center. See our guide on how to use the ChatGPT Privacy Center if you manage both tools.

Futuristic neural network brain graphic for AI memory concepts

Tips for keeping the summary useful

Review the five categories once a month. Remove outdated location, job, or preference details so Gemini does not reuse them.

Add high-value facts you want remembered: preferred tone, dietary needs, ongoing projects, or language skills. Keep the list short; long entries reduce clarity.

If a response feels wrong, check Memory summary first before blaming the model. Correct the stored fact, then retest in a new chat.

Turn Memory off under Personal Intelligence if you prefer no cross-chat learning. The summary page itself can also be switched off.

Activity auto-delete settings (default 18 months) still apply to the underlying chats. Changing auto-delete does not clear the Memory summary; use the edit or history tools for that.

Conclusion

Memory summary gives you a readable, editable view of what Gemini Apps has stored about you. Open it from Settings > Personal Intelligence, use plain-language commands to add or remove details, and check Memory history for changes.

Confirm your account meets the US, Google AI plan, English, age, and activity requirements. Once visible, spend ten minutes reviewing the categories and cleaning anything you no longer want used in responses. The controls are designed so you decide what stays.