MUMBAI: Google has introduced a new memory feature for its Gemini AI chatbot, enabling it to recall past conversations and provide more context-aware responses.

Previously, Gemini could only remember user preferences upon request. With its expanded memory, the chatbot can now review entire conversations, answer follow-up questions, and summarise past discussions. This allows users to continue chats seamlessly without searching through old messages.

Google assures users that they have full control over their stored data. Users can review, delete, or set a retention period for their chat history. The memory feature can also be fully disabled via the settings menu by turning off Gemini apps activity.

Testing of the feature showed that Gemini effectively retrieved and consolidated information from multiple past chats. A ‘Source and related content’ section is also included, citing previous conversations. However, this functionality is currently limited to fully released models such as Gemini 2.0 flash and 1.5 pro, excluding experimental versions.