Manage and delete your Gemini Apps activity

When Gemini Apps activity is on, Google stores your Gemini Apps activity in your Google Account. You can review your prompts, delete your Gemini Apps activity and turn off Gemini Apps activity in My activity at any time.

For more info about your Gemini Apps data and how you can manage it, go to the Gemini Apps Privacy Hub.

Important: The article below is for users with a personal account. If you're using Gemini Apps with a work or school account,  you can't turn off your activity, delete your activity or change your auto-delete settings. Learn more about using Gemini Apps with a work or school Google Account.

Find your Gemini Apps activity

In the Gemini web app
  1. On your iPhone or iPad, go to gemini.google.com.
  2. At the top, tap Menu and then Activity .
Go to Gemini Apps activity

In the Gemini tab in the Google app

  1. On your iPhone, open the Google app .
  2. At the top, tap Gemini . 
  3. At the top right, tap your Profile picture or initial and then Gemini Apps activity.

Delete your Gemini Apps activity

Important:

  • Deleting your Gemini Apps activity will not delete Gems or public chat links. For conversations with Gems, the Gem used will be noted in your Gemini Apps activity. Learn how to delete Gems in Gemini Apps.
  • If you're using Gemini Apps with a work or school account, you can't delete your Gemini Apps activity.
In the Gemini web app
  1. On your iPhone or iPad, go to gemini.google.com.
  2. At the top, tap Menu  and then Activity .
  3. Choose the Gemini Apps activity that you want to delete. You can choose:
    • All your Gemini Apps activity: Above your activity, tap Delete and then All time.
    • The last hour or day: Above your activity, tap Delete and then Last hour or Last day.
    • A specific time period: Above your activity, tap Delete and then Custom range.
    • A specific day: Next to the day, tap Delete all activity from [day] .
    • A specific activity: Next to the activity, tap Delete activity item .

In the Gemini tab in the Google app

  1. On your iPhone, open the Google app .
  2. At the top, tap Gemini . 
  3. At the top right, tap your Profile picture or initial and then Gemini Apps activity.
  4. Choose the Gemini Apps activity that you want to delete. You can choose:
    • All your Gemini Apps activity: Above your activity, tap Delete and then All time.
    • The last hour or day: Above your activity, tap Delete and then Last hour or Last day.
    • A specific time period: Above your activity, tap Delete and then Custom range.
    • A specific day: Next to the day, tap Delete all activity from [day] .
    • A specific activity: Next to the activity, tap Delete activity item .

Turn off Gemini Apps activity

Important:

  • If you're aged 18 or over, Gemini Apps activity is on by default.
  • If you turn off your Gemini Apps activity, any Gems that you create will still be saved to your account. Any chats that you create with Gems will not be saved. Learn more about what happens with your data when you use Gems.
  • If you're using Gemini Apps with a work or school account, you can't turn off Gemini Apps activity.
In the Gemini web app

To turn off Gemini Apps activity:

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, go to gemini.google.com.
  2. At the top, tap Menu and then Activity .
  3. Near the top, tap Turn off and then Turn off or Turn off and delete activity.
    • Even when Gemini Apps activity is off, your conversations will be saved with your account for up to 72 hours to allow Google to provide the service and process any feedback. This activity won't appear in your Gemini Apps activity.

In the Gemini tab in the Google app

  1. On your iPhone, open the Google app .
  2. At the top, tap Gemini . 
  3. At the top right, tap your Profile picture or initial and then Gemini Apps activity.
  4. Near the top, tap Turn off and then Turn off or Turn off and delete activity.
    • Even when Gemini Apps activity is off, your conversations will be saved with your account for up to 72 hours to allow Google to provide the service and process any feedback. This activity won't appear in your Gemini Apps activity.

Change auto-delete settings

Important: If you're using Gemini Apps with a work or school account, you can't change auto-delete settings.

In the Gemini web app

By default, your Gemini Apps activity older than 18 months is auto-deleted. You can turn off auto-delete or change the auto-delete period to 3 or 36 months.

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, go to gemini.google.com.
  2. At the top, tap Menu and then Activity .
  3. Near the top, tap Deleting activity older than … months or Choose an auto-delete option.
  4. Choose how long your Gemini Apps activity is kept (3, 18 or 36 months) or select Don't auto-delete activity.
  5. Tap Next and follow the on-screen instructions.

In the Gemini tab in the Google app

  1. On your iPhone, open the Google app .
  2. At the top, tap Gemini . 
  3. At the top right, tap your Profile picture or initial and then Gemini Apps activity.
  4. Near the top, tap Deleting activity older than … months or Choose an auto-delete option.
  5. Choose how long your Gemini Apps activity is kept (3, 18 or 36 months) or select Don't auto-delete activity.
  6. Tap Next and follow the on-screen instructions.

How your Gemini Apps activity is deleted from your Google Account

When you choose to delete activity manually or activity is deleted automatically, we immediately start the process of removing it from the product and our systems.

First, we aim to immediately remove it from view. Then, we begin a process designed to safely and completely delete the data from our storage systems.

Learn more about how Google helps you delete data from your account.

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