Google Gemini lets you import chat history and memories from rival AI chatbots

You can now transfer your chats and personal information from other chatbots directly into Gemini | TechCrunch

When it comes to AI chatbots, there's currently a war on for consumer attention. All the big chatbot providers are looking to increase their user count and, in a minor coup for itself, Google just made it significantly easier for users of those other chatbots to defect to Gemini. On Thursday, the company announced what it calls "switching tools," new widgets that are designed to allow users to transfer "memories" (basically chunks of personal information) and even entire chat histories from other chatbots directly into Gemini. Users can easily share "key preferences, relationships, and personal context" in this way, the company says. The idea is to make it significantly easier to adopt Google's AI asststant, as users won't have to spend large amounts of time re-training Gemini on who they are and what they want. The memory feature works like this: Gemini will suggest a prompt that the user can enter into their current chatbot, which will then generate a response that can be copied and pasted back into Gemini. In this fashion, Gemini coaches the user on what kinds of information it would be helpful to know about them, while also helping facilitate the transmission of that information back into its own archive. "Once you import these memories, Gemini will understand the same key facts you've shared with other apps, like your interests, your sibling's name, or where you grew up," the company says. "Instead of starting over from scratch, you can quickly get Gemini up to speed on what matters most to you." When it comes to importing chat histories, Google says that all you need is to upload them in a zip file. It's relatively easy to export chat logs via zips from most chatbots -- including from ChatGPT and Claude. This allows users to "seamlessly pick up right where you left off," the company says. Google says users also have the ability to search through those old chats. ChatGPT remains the big kahuna in the consumer chatbot market, with OpenAI announcing last month that it has reached 900 million weekly active users. Gemini -- despite Google's vast distribution advantages, including its default placement across Android devices and the Chrome browser -- has lagged in consumer mindshare. Last month, it shared its own numbers during Alphabet's fourth-quarter earnings call, saying Gemini had surpassed 750 million monthly active users. This move is clearly aimed at helping Google catch up.

Gemini just made it super easy for me to switch from ChatGPT - here's how

Starting fresh with a new generative AI service can be challenging, as the bot knows nothing about you and therefore can't personalize its responses based on your history, preferences, or past conversations. Now Google is offering a way around that barrier. New to Gemini is a memory import feature that lets you transfer your memories, chat history, and preferences from another AI service, such as ChatGPT or Claude AI. You can try this if you're leaving a different AI for Gemini or just want to add Google's AI to your repertoire. "Our new memory import feature can easily bring an understanding of your key preferences, relationships, and personal context directly into Gemini," Google said in a Thursday blog post. "Once you import these memories, Gemini will understand the same key facts you've shared with other apps, like your interests, your sibling's name, or where you grew up. Instead of starting over from scratch, you can quickly get Gemini up to speed on what matters most to you." Also: Stop telling AI your secrets - 5 reasons why, and what to do if you already overshared If this sounds familiar, that's because Claude AI recently unveiled the same type of feature, one in which you can import memories and personal details through a simple prompt. With all these services battling for a piece of the AI pie, making new users feel at home is a smart approach. And personalizing the responses based on a knowledge of your background and interests is one way to do that. The memory import feature is available for both free and paid Gemini accounts, but only with personal ones. You can't sign in with a work, school, or supervised Google account. The option is accessible globally with the exception of the UK, Switzerland, and the European Economic Area. You must be 18 or older and have access to another AI service with stored chats and memory. To try this, browse to Gemini's Memory Import page and click the Get Started button or sign in to the Gemini web page, select Settings at the bottom of the left sidebar, and then choose "Import memory to Gemini." The first step displays the prompt that you need to paste and submit to your other AI service. This reads as follows: You are helping me import context from one AI assistant to another. Your job is to go through our past conversations and sum up what you know about me. In the output, please avoid using any first-person pronouns (I, my, me, mine) and any second-person pronouns (you, your, yours). Instead, refer to the individual you have learned about as "the user" or use neutral phrasing. Preserve the user's words verbatim where possible, especially for instructions and preferences. Categories (output in this order): 1. Demographics Information: Preferred names, profession, education, and general residence. 2. Interests & Preferences: Sustained, active engagements (not just owning an object or a one-time purchase). 3. Relationships: Confirmed, sustained relationships. 4. Dated Events, Projects & Plans: A log of significant, recent activities. 5. Instructions: Rules I've explicitly asked you to follow going forward, "always do X", "never do Y", and corrections to your behavior. Only include rules from stored memories, not from conversations. Format: Divide the content into the labeled section using the categories above. Try to include verbatim quotes from my prompts that justify each entry. Structure each entry using this format: The user's name is <name>. - Evidence: User said "call me <name>". Date: [YYYY-MM-DD]. Output: - Format the final output summary as a text block. After you've copied and pasted that prompt into the other AI, that AI will generate a response. Copy that response, return to Gemini, and paste it in the Step 2 window. Click the "Add memory" button, and Gemini will incorporate all the data and details into its own memory. Google's AI should also welcome you to the service with references to some of your personal information. For example, when I transferred memories from ChatGPT, Gemini noted that I'm a freelance tech journalist with a deep appreciation for the classics -- whether it's the soulful voice of Billie Holiday, the surrealist lens of "The Twilight Zone," or the tactile "click" of a solid ThinkPad keyboard. It also noted one of my trips to London, my ongoing work on my writing portfolio, and even the existence of my legendary cat Mr. Giggles. Also: I talked to 5 AIs about my cat, Mr. Giggles - and it says a lot about the state of chatbots This first part transfers your memories from another AI to Gemini. You can also transfer your past conversations. That process varies in part based on the other AI. In ChatGPT, select your username at the bottom left, click Settings, and then select Data controls. Click the Export button next to Export data and then confirm the export. In Claude AI, click your username at the bottom left, select Settings, and then choose Privacy. Click the Export button next to Export data. Choose whether you want to export all previous chats or only ones from the past 30 or 90 days. Click Export again to complete the process. With either service, you'll receive an email with a button or link to download the exported data. Download the file, which is stored as a ZIP archive. Also: Claude is getting one of ChatGPT's most helpful features - here's who can try it Go back to the Gemini import page and click the Add button below Import Chats. Select the downloaded export. You'll then see your previous conversations from the other AI appear in Gemini. At this point, you can remove specific conversations that you don't want Gemini to hold. Just hover over the specific chat in the left sidebar, click the three-dot icon, and select Delete. You can also remove certain memories and other info. For that, sign in to your Gemini Apps Activity page. Scroll down the page and click the X next to any item you wish to delete.

Google is making it easier to import another AI's memory into Gemini

Google is rolling out two new Gemini tools on Thursday which could attract users who are thinking about switching their preferred AI chatbot but don't want to "retrain" a new AI. Gemini's new "Import Memory" and "Import Chat History" features help users quickly copy over everything their current AI already knows about them with a couple of pre-written prompts. To use the "Import Memory" tool, users copy and paste a suggested prompt from Gemini into their previous AI, then paste the output from the previous AI into Gemini, which should get Gemini caught up on their preferences. The "Import Chat History" feature has users request an export of all of their chats from their previous AI, usually in the form of a .zip file, which they upload to Gemini. Then users can pick up those chats in Gemini from wherever they left off with their previous AI. Google is also renaming "past chats" in Gemini to "memory." "Import Memory" and "Import Chat History" are rolling out to free and paid consumer Gemini accounts, but may not be available to everyone on all platforms right away. The new features are also currently not available to users with business, enterprise, or under-18 accounts. Earlier this month, Anthropic updated its own tool for copying over another AI's memory into Claude, using a similar strategy of copy-pasting prompts and sharing their output with Claude. Google also expanded access to its Search Live AI feature on Thursday, alongside its new Gemini 3.1 Flash Live voice model, which Google says offers "more natural and intuitive conversations" and faster responses.

Switching to Gemini? You Can Now Import Chat History, Memories From Rival AIs

If you're not satisfied with your experience on ChatGPT, Claude, or any other AI chatbot, you can now switch to Gemini without losing your chat history or preferences. Google on Thursday announced new "switching tools" to make the shift easier. When I logged into Gemini today, I saw a banner inviting me to try them. If you don't see the banner, go to Settings & help > Import memory to Gemini. To import your preferences, or what AI companies like to call "memory," Gemini provides a prompt. Paste this prompt into your current chatbot, and wait for it to respond with a summary of your preferences and key details. Copy-paste that response into Gemini's transfer page, and click Add memory to complete the process. Transferring memory helps Gemini "understand the same key facts you've shared with other apps, like your interests, your sibling's name, or where you grew up. Instead of starting over from scratch, you can quickly get Gemini up to speed on what matters most to you," Google says. If importing memory alone isn't enough, you can also import your chats. To do that, you need to export data from your current chatbot and upload it as a ZIP file to Gemini. There are two minor caveats with this transfer, though. One, the ZIP file you upload to Gemini can't be larger than 5GB. Two, receiving the ZIP file from the previous chatbot may take a few days. I tried exporting chats from ChatGPT, and it said I'd receive a download link when the data is ready. To export data from ChatGPT, click your profile in the bottom left, then select Settings > Data Controls > Export Data. In the next and final step, you may be required to verify your email with a six-digit code. You can find a similar export data option in Claude as well. Gemini's switching tools arrive just weeks after Anthropic released one for Claude. For now, you can only carry over your preferences to Claude, not entire chats. ChatGPT, on the other hand, doesn't seem to have a dedicated feature to import chats or memories.

Google Gemini now lets you import your chats and data from other AI apps

Google is adding a pair of new features to Gemini aimed at making it easier to switch to the AI chatbot. Personal history and past context are big components to how a chatbot provides customized answers to each user. Gemini now supports importing history from other AI platforms. Both free and paid consumer accounts can use these options. With the first option, Gemini can create a prompt asking a competitor's AI chatbot to summarize what it has learned about you. The result might include details such as your typical written communication style, your family members' names or your key preferences. The other AI tool's summary can then be pasted into Gemini, providing Google's platform with a preliminary profile. The second option allows users to import their entire chat history with a different AI assistant into Gemini. Doing so allows people to reference earlier conversations or requests made on a different platform after migrating to the Google option. Anthropic recently introduced a similar memory import feature, so Google may also be hoping to scoop up some of the people who are dropping OpenAI following its shady-sounding new arrangement with the Department of War. Whatever the motivation, these options should make it easier to have a seamless transition between providers.

Gemini launches memory and chat import feature that makes it easier to switch

Google hopes to make it easier for users of competitors like ChatGPT or Claude to try Gemini without starting from scratch. ChatGPT owned a major advantage in the AI chatbot race because it was first. While competitors like Gemini or Claude may have caught up in benchmarks and feature set, people are inclined to stick with one chatbot to retain access to their conversation memory and chat history. We spotted Google working on a feature to overcome this barrier to switching earlier this week, and now it's official. Google announced the rollout of simple switching tools that work with other AI apps for all personal Gemini users in a blog post today.

Gemini takes on ChatGPT and Claude with a major switching upgrade

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he started writing about Android for a living. He uses the latest Samsung or Pixel flagship as his daily driver. And yes, he carries an iPhone as a secondary device. Rajesh has been writing for Android Police since 2021, covering news, how-tos, and features. Based in India, he has previously written for Neowin, AndroidBeat, Times of India, iPhoneHacks, MySmartPrice, and MakeUseOf. When not working, you will find him mindlessly scrolling through X, playing with new AI models, or going on long road trips. You can reach out to him on Twitter or drop a mail at [email protected]. Google has been rapidly improving Gemini, rolling out useful new features almost every other week. If you have been in the Claude or ChatGPT camp and wanted to switch to Gemini but hesitated because you didn't want to lose your memories and personal context, Google is now removing that barrier. Gemini now features an "import memory" tool that lets you import your memories, preferences, and personal context from ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI chatbots. This is a big deal as it's painful to switch AI assistants. After weeks or months of use, these tools store a memory of your preferences, usage habits, and other details. Losing all of that acts as a barrier, forcing you to stick to the same chatbot even if there is a better alternative. Gemini's new import tool aims to remove this friction, making it much easier to switch without starting from scratch. The feature was spotted in testing less than a week ago. You can find the "Import memory in Gemini" in Gemini's settings. It will give you a prompt to copy and paste into the other chatbot. Then, paste the response into Gemini's import tool text box and click the "Add memory" option to save the information. This will instantly give Gemini access to your personal preferences, helping it provide more personalized responses, and will tie in nicely with Personal Intelligence. Google's import memory feature for Gemini comes within weeks of Anthropic adding a similar option to Claude. Bring your chat history into Gemini You can also export your conversations from other chatbots and upload them to Gemini. It supports ZIP files up to 5GB and automatically organizes your chats, so you can pick up right where you left off. If needed, you can also delete the imported chats individually. Unfortunately, you cannot import project files, attachments, or AI-generated images using Gemini's import tool -- only your prompts and responses are carried over. Subscribe for practical guides on Gemini's import memory Curious how to move your memories and chats into Gemini? Subscribe to the newsletter for step-by-step import guides, export and privacy walkthroughs, tips for preserving personal context, and clear troubleshooting for common migration hiccups. Get Updates By subscribing, you agree to receive newsletter and marketing emails, and accept our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe anytime. In most AI chatbots, you can find the option to import your chat history under the Data and privacy section. To simplify things, Google is also renaming Gemini's "Past chats" feature to "Memory." This change will appear in Gemini over the next few weeks. Gemini's new import tool is free to use and starts rolling out today for all free Google accounts.

Google Gemini can now import your ChatGPT or Claude chat history

This development mirrors similar functionality previously offered by Claude AI, making it easier for users to switch between AI chatbot platforms without losing their conversation data. We previously reported that Claude could import your chat histories from other AI chatbots, making it easier to migrate. (And if you do, you'll want to know these Claude tricks to not hit your usage caps.) Now, Google has announced (via The Keyword blog) that its Gemini AI now has an "import memory" tool for bringing over chat histories from other AI chatbots, in case you want to migrate to Gemini. You'll be able to import "memories" into Gemini in two ways. If you just want to transfer the most important information about yourself from another chatbot, Gemini can suggest a prompt that you can use to get your old chatbot to summarize what it knows about you. Then, you just paste that summary from the old chatbot into the box in Gemini's import tool. Gemini will analyze the information about you and save it for all your future conversations. The second method is to import your entire chat history from the other chatbot. You'll have to export that chat history as a ZIP file, which you can then upload to Gemini and continue your old conversations. Google says both import options have now begun rolling out. You'll be able to find them under Settings in Gemini.

Gemini now lets you import chats and memory from other AI apps

Besides Gemini 3.1 Flash Live today, Google is rolling out the ability to import memory and chats into Gemini from other AI apps. If you don't see a prompt, tap the "Settings & help" gear in the bottom-left corner for an "Import memory to Gemini" option. This takes you to gemini.google.com/import where you have two options. "Import chats" lets you export your data from another AI app and then upload the .zip file (up to 5 GB) to Gemini. Google explicitly names ChatGPT and Claude, with users able to upload up to 5 .zip files per day. Imported chats will appear in the usual Gemini side panel, but are marked with an import chat icon. You can search and delete conversations as needed. Then there's the Import memory feature that involves entering the below prompt into another chat app and pasting the results into Gemini. Importing is currently not available in the EEA, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom.

Google Launches Gemini Import Tool for Switching From ChatGPT, Claude, and Other AI Apps

Google is adding a new memory import feature to Gemini, making it easier for customers to switch to Gemini AI from another AI service. Users can import memories, context, and chat history from other AI apps. Importing memory will provide Gemini with an understanding of a user's preferences, relationships, and personal context. Google says that Gemini will understand the same key facts that have been shared with other apps, so there is no need to start over from scratch when moving to Gemini from another AI service. The import option can be accessed through the Gemini settings, and it will provide a prompt to copy and paste into an existing AI app. The prompt will ask the AI to generate a preferences summary that can be pasted into Gemini. Google will also allow users to import their full chat history in a ZIP format, with support for searching past conversation threads and building on those threads with Gemini.

Google just fixed the biggest problem with leaving ChatGPT -- I tried it

Google Gemini just solved the worst part of switching AI -- here's how it works Switching from one chatbot to another has always comes with a hidden cost of starting over completely. The QuitChatGPT movement has caused a lot of people to switch chatbots, with Claude even taking the top spot in the Apple app store. To make the switch from ChatGPT to Claude easier, Anthropic offered ea memory import tool. Today, Google Gemini announced a way to import everything from another chatbot, too. So, I had to see if it actually worked. Importing memory is surprisingly smooth The memory transfer process is simple, but a little unconventional. Gemini gives you a prompt to paste into your current chatbot. That prompt generates a summary of your preferences -- things like tone, formatting and recurring tasks. Gemini gives you a prompt to paste into your current chatbot. That prompt generates a summary of your preferences -- things like tone, formatting and recurring tasks. Then, you copy that response, paste it into Gemini and it builds your profile from there. What stood out to me wasn't just that it worked (and well!), but that Gemini immediately used that context. It actually felt like I was using ChatGPT, just within a Gemini interface. Responses felt tailored right away. I didn't have to re-explain how I like things structured or what I typically use AI for. For me, that alone removed a huge amount of setup time. Importing chat history: useful, with limits Next, I uploaded a ZIP file of past conversations. Gemini lets you browse and search those chats, which is helpful if you're trying to revisit ideas or pick up an old thread. But this isn't a perfect "continuation" of every conversation. Instead, it works more like a reference library than a seamless memory -- you can access past chats, but Gemini doesn't automatically treat all of them as active context in new responses. So, it's kind of like telling a friend what happened, but with a "you had to be there" caveat. Still, it's far better than losing everything. What actually transfers (and what doesn't) Preferences and tone carry over quickly as does key context, which is understood almost immediately. Additionally, old chats are searchable and accessible. But, old chats don't fully "continue" without prompting. You have to add something like, "bring up that chat about planning my vacation to Italy." When it doesn't do it right away, you may have to add the name of a restaurant or tourist attraction to "spark" that memory. I also noticed that some things simply get lost in translation. I guess that would be "nuance," but the vibe simply feels off. Just keep in mind that you may need to refine things over time. Bottom line Making the switch from ChatGPT to Gemini or even Claude to Gemini is convenient. I really appreciate that for the first time, switching between chatbots doesn't mean wiping the slate clean. This lowers the barrier to trying new tools, which is a big deal in a space where most people stick with whatever they started using first. Paired with Gemini's broader "Personal Intelligence" features -- pulling from Gmail, Photos, Search and past chats -- it's clear Google is aiming for something bigger than a chatbot. It wants to be your long-term AI layer. Follow Tom's Guide on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our up-to-date news, analysis, and reviews in your feeds.

If Google really wants to make switching to Gemini easier, it needs these 5 features

While chatbots can be genuinely useful tools, they often require a fair amount of tweaking and customization if you really want to make the most of them. As you can imagine, this also makes it harder to switch platforms once you've become accustomed to the AI of your choice. Recently, I wrote about my experience switching from ChatGPT to Claude. I talked about Claude's own import tools, as well as the many extra manual steps I took to get it all right. I'll admit that while the process wasn't impossible, it was far from ideal. Luckily, Google is hoping to make things a bit easier for those interested in switching to Gemini. We recently learned that Google's upcoming import tool will let you import not only memories but also chats. With that in mind, and as someone who's gone through this switching process before, here are five things Google has to get right with Gemini's import tool to set itself apart from the competition. Based on everything we know about the Gemini import tool so far, it seems like the memory import function works very similarly to Claude. That means it gives you a generic prompt that you then ask your existing AI, which returns an info dump you paste back into the import tool. That's all well and good, but I'd love to see a more customized approach. Instead of a one-size-fits-all prompt, it would be nice if you could select certain types of memories and behavior ranges you're looking to import. Maybe you want basic behavioral rules, like "don't use em dashes," or a standing preference for realism and plausibility, but you don't want memories tied to past projects that are no longer relevant. Likewise, you might want to leave behind instructions that were specifically designed to address quirks in your old chatbot that simply don't exist in the new one. For chat imports, it would also be helpful to define parameters based on date ranges, the extent of a chat, or whether it was tied to a project that has clearly ended. I like the idea of chat imports, as I had to do this manually for Claude with mixed results. That said, I'm hoping it's not just a massive dump that becomes hard to navigate. For those with a few dozen chats, this might not be a big deal, but I had far more ChatGPT chats than I could ever reasonably sort through manually. What would really help is a pinned summary when you open an imported chat for the first time, covering what the chat contains, when it was created, when you last worked on it, and where you left off. That context would make it much easier to resume projects in a new engine and decide what's actually worth keeping. In addition to chat summaries, a review process before the import finalizes would be very helpful. Once you hit import, a pop-up could show summaries of the memory data and brief breakdowns of the chat logs it's preparing to bring over. You'd be able to uncheck certain items and, ideally, edit memories to add or update information before committing. Once a user trimmed down their logs and memories, only the relevant ones would follow to the new platform. Not everyone will be switching to Gemini from a blank slate. If you've used the free version or had a past subscription, the import process could end up duplicating data or carrying over information that's no longer accurate. I ran into this exact situation with Claude. I didn't go in completely clean, as I spent about two weeks with the raw experience to see how it compared to ChatGPT out of the box. After importing, I found conflicting information about my career and even my preferred name, because ChatGPT hadn't been updated on either. Claude would occasionally toggle between calling me by my actual name and a nickname I'd originally given ChatGPT, and it got confused about my professional background as well. Essentially, some of the rules it imported were things I'd added to ChatGPT years prior that simply weren't true anymore. A redundancy check that flags contradictions for manual review, rather than making automatic decisions, would go a long way. It doesn't need to be sophisticated; just surfacing the conflicts and letting the user resolve them would save a lot of cleanup. Some of my old ChatGPT logs were still useful and relevant, but many weren't worth importing in full. The problem is that even outdated chats often contain behavioral context worth preserving. A smarter solution would be the ability to parse a chat log for relevant behavioral data and convert it into a memory, without importing the full conversation. That would let users carry over meaningful rules and context without flooding Gemini with hundreds of chats they'll never open again. It's very likely that Google's import tool will be fairly basic and only a mild step up from what tools like Claude already offer. That said, none of what's described above is impossible. Granted, some features would land messier than others, but nothing I've mentioned is totally unrealistic. The contextual awareness required for redundancy checks would likely need manual oversight, and the tool you're switching from limits how directly Google can pull data, requiring users to fetch certain elements themselves. Even an imperfect version of these features would be a significant step up from building your own import protocols from scratch. Whether Google sees a deeper import tool as a meaningful draw for users switching from competing platforms is the real question, and we should have our answer when the tool launches.

I used Gemini's new AI memory importing feature, and now it knows as much about me as ChatGPT

Switching between AI assistants has always had one deeply irritating flaw. No matter how polished the interface or how clever the answers, every new chatbot relationship begins with a bureaucratic ritual. You have to explain yourself all over again. Your preferences, your habits, your projects, your weirdly specific recurring requests, all of it has to be painstakingly reintroduced like you are onboarding a very enthusiastic intern with no notes. Google clearly knows this is annoying, because Gemini has enhanced its memory features to make that process much less tedious. Gemini will help you bring over all the information another AI chatbot has accumulated about you in a couple of simple steps. That means it will import everything ChatGPT, Claude, or other platforms know about you and your preferences, so Gemini can feel more familiar with how you'd like it to behave. The company is pitching it as a smoother path for people who are curious about trying Gemini without losing the personalized feel they have already built up elsewhere. I have used ChatGPT long enough that it has accumulated plenty of information about me, so I decided to see what Gemini could learn from it through the process. I clicked on the "Import memory to Gemini" button in the settings menu, and was offered the option of either uploading my conversations with an AI chatbot in a zip folder or using a provided prompt to gather the information. The prompt, which I would present to my AI of choice, asks it to "go through our past conversations and sum up what you know about me" and provide all that information in a clean list format with demographic details, preferences and interests, relations, events, and any rules I'd given it. I gave ChatGPT the prompt, and it wrote out an almost worryingly thorough list that I then submitted to Gemini. Gemini knows Gemini did not suddenly become a clone of ChatGPT, but suddenly it knew a lot about me, from where I live to the kinds of hobbies I have, and even my coffee preferences. It gained the familiarity ChatGPT had accumulated over multiple years. It had more context about me and how I want it to behave, so I wouldn't need to constantly clarify my prompts. That friction reduction is more important than it sounds. The promise of AI assistants has always been convenience, but convenience falls apart quickly when every platform makes you start over. A model that understands your patterns is often more useful than one that is technically stronger but has no idea how you think. That creates a lock-in effect. The more a chatbot learns about your preferences, the harder it becomes to leave, even if another tool is better in some other way. Google's import feature is a direct response to that problem. Most people won't want to feel married to one AI service forever just because it happens to remember that they like concise answers or very strong coffee. The more portable that context becomes, the easier it is to move around and compare tools without sacrificing all the setup work that made one of them feel helpful in the first place. AI companies are still racing on speed and capability, but continuity is important too. They do not just want to be the smartest assistant. They want to be the one who already knows how you'd like it to operate. Google's new import tools are an attempt to catch up on that front, and after trying them, I can say they make Gemini feel much less generic. It still has its own voice, but I don't have to tell it how to couch its answers or to accommodate my food preferences if I ask for recipe ideas. Which is, in the world of AI assistants, a surprisingly meaningful upgrade. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button! And of course you can also follow TechRadar on TikTok for news, reviews, unboxings in video form, and get regular updates from us on WhatsApp too.

Moving to Google Gemini from other chatbots is about to become easier

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, Guiding Tech, and Android Headlines, to name a few. Chethan's love for Android dates back to the days of the Samsung/Google Nexus S, with his first Android phone being the HTC Desire HD back in 2010. Away from work, he's on the lookout for live cricket streams or NBA highlights. He also enjoys the occasional hour or two of console/mobile gaming whenever time permits. Although Google Gemini is now widely known globally, that wasn't always the case. Thanks to the head start in the AI chatbot market, OpenAI's ChatGPT was the first on the scene. Since then, Google Gemini (formerly Bard) has emerged on the scene and, in some ways, surpassed the OpenAI offering. Not to mention the other chatbots vying for the top spot in the industry. So it's only natural that many would consider switching to Gemini from some of these alternative chatbots. But what about the trove of personal information that the chatbot already knows about you? Right now, switching to Gemini from any of these services means you have to use a workaround or start fresh, but Google is finally developing a way to make the process simple. Looking into version 17.11.54.sa.arm64 of the Google app, the folks at Android Authority have enabled two new options for importing data from another chatbot. One of them is the ability to import chats from services as a .zip file, a feature spotted by TestingCatalog last month. Taking the pain out of switching The other method is to import "memory," which simply requires you to copy and paste a prompt from the Gemini app on the chatbot you're switching from. Then you simply need to copy the result and paste it into the dedicated field in the Gemini app. The idea here is to make it easier for Gemini to understand your preferences rather than having to train it manually by feeding all the relevant information about you. Related Gemini could soon have a Discover tab, but not the kind you're hoping for There are a bunch of changes on the drawing board Posts 1 By Karandeep Singh Oberoi When rolled out, the new "Import memory to Gemini" option will be available in the Gemini app's account switcher menu. The screenshots shared by Android Authority illustrate the process of switching from ChatGPT to Gemini. ChatGPT allows users to easily export existing data as a .zip file in just a few steps, with Claude offering a similar setup for its users. It's worth noting that Gemini's upcoming import tool only allows zip files of up to 5GB, according to these screenshots. So if you have a couple of years' worth of data on another chatbot that exceeds this limit, using the prompt-based import option will be the only option. Subscribe to our newsletter for Gemini migration guides Explore Gemini migration and what switching chatbots means for your data by subscribing to our newsletter. Subscribing gives focused coverage and clear analysis of Gemini migration and related developments, helping you understand the implications for your data. Get Updates By subscribing, you agree to receive newsletter and marketing emails, and accept our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe anytime. Since the UI elements, including the on-screen dialogs, appear to work as expected in these screenshots, we suspect Google isn't far away from rolling out this data migration tool to the Gemini app. Exactly when that will happen is still not known, as is typically the case with these early leaks.

I transferred all my chats from other AI apps to Gemini -- and it works flawlessly

You know that moment when AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude suddenly lose the plot mid-conversation and start hallucinating like they're absolutely sure they're right? Yeah...it's equal parts funny and painfully annoying. My usual reaction is switching between apps, hoping one of them gets it right. But the real problem is that I have to start over every single time. It feels like I'm stuck in a loop explaining my life story to different AIs, one after the other. Now with Gemini, I can now jump in from other AI apps without that whole reset conversation. Finally, the Google gods have blessed us. I tried it out expecting the usual hiccups, but it was surprisingly smooth and quick. Appreciate it, Google On the desktop version of Gemini, things just got a lot more interesting. You can now import your chat history from other AI apps, which basically means Gemini walks into the conversation already knowing what's going on. Whether it's a problem you've been trying to solve, a half-finished math explanation, or one of those oddly deep life conversations, you can now come along for the ride. And it doesn't stop at recent chats. You can also bring in broader context, such as your preferences, habits, and anything that makes your interactions feel more personal. What this really does is cut out the most frustrating part of using multiple AI tools: repeating yourself. Here's how to set it up on Gemini If you want Gemini to pick up your conversations from other AI apps, the process is fairly simple once you know where to look. Here's how you can do it: Open Gemini in your browser and make sure you're signed in. Look for the Settings option in the bottom-left corner. From there, select Import memory to Gemini. Recommended Videos Once you're in, Gemini will guide you through the rest. You'll see a prompt in the first box -- just copy that and paste it into the other AI app you've been using. That app will generate a response based on your past conversations. Now, paste that response back into the second box in Gemini. That's it. Gemini uses this to understand your previous context, so you don't have to start from scratch again. If you'd rather not go through the copy-paste route, there's another option. You can export your data directly from the other AI service and upload it to Gemini as a ZIP file. Just keep in mind that the file size should be within the 5GB limit. Once it's done, Gemini feels like it's continuing a conversation you were already having, which makes the whole experience much smoother. What it felt like using it? In my experience, this feature actually works better than I expected. It's not instant, though. Importing your chats can take a bit of time, especially if you've had long, detailed conversations. The more context you're bringing in, the longer it takes to process. That said, I didn't really mind the wait. Once everything is imported, you save yourself from having to repeat the same details all over again, which, honestly, is the more frustrating part. So while it may test your patience for a few minutes, the payoff feels worth it in the long run. This is my queue to leave ChatGPT for Gemini, and I don't regret it at all.

Gemini could let you transfer chat history from other AI apps, like a game of 'telephone'

Google seems to understand that the current AI landscape has users jumping from one model to the next, looking for the best experience. A possible feature addition in Google Gemini would allow users to import chats and memory from other AI apps, so you don't have to start over. AI models like Gemini and ChatGPT learn as they go. Based on that collective information about you, the user, contextual answers flow better, and recall becomes a cornerstone element of a high-performance AI model. A recently discovered feature, buried deep within the Google Gemini app, allows users to import memory and chat history to Gemini. The feature isn't available yet, nor is there any guarantee it will be in the future. The discovery comes as part of Android Authority's APK teardown process, and these features tend to live in testing for some time until Google rolls them out in public updates. This feature was found in version 17.11.54.sa.arm64. The memory transfer feature works in two ways. The first portion requires users to paste a prompt in the AI chatbot app of their choosing - the one they wish to transfer data from. That prompt gives Gemini the basis of what the other app knows about you. It includes demographic info, names or aliases, and other background details. All of that information was once provided to the other chatbot model, so Gemini will only learn from this what was already provided. It's like a game of telephone in the sense that this is still all second-hand information. It's possible that some of this information gets skewed along the way, giving Gemini false information. Still, it might be easier than starting over. The response is then copied and pasted into Gemini's transfer tool. It should allow Gemini to quickly build a profile so it isn't going in blind. The second portion of the memory transfer tool allows users to import previous chats from the other app. Files are limited to .zip, and the size appears to need to be under 5GB. Once added, Gemini will have the background data for users to pick up where they left off. Again, this chat import feature isn't public in Gemini. If it ever makes it to the official Gemini build, it would allow accounts to import all progress with other models like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and so on. It's a one-and-done tool, but it would be quite useful to have on hand.

Make the switch: Bring your AI memories and chat history to Gemini

This content is generated by Google AI. Generative AI is experimental We believe that the most helpful AI assistant is one that's personal to you, and understands your preferences and past conversations. But if you're curious to try a different option, starting over with an assistant that doesn't know you can feel daunting. That's why we're introducing new, easy-to-use switching tools for all consumer accounts -- allowing you to easily bring your memories, context and chat history from other AI apps directly into Gemini. Starting to roll out today, our new memory import feature can easily bring an understanding of your key preferences, relationships, and personal context directly into Gemini. Once you import these memories, Gemini will understand the same key facts you've shared with other apps, like your interests, your sibling's name, or where you grew up. Instead of starting over from scratch, you can quickly get Gemini up to speed on what matters most to you. To bring your memory from other AI apps to Gemini, just head to your Settings and select the new import option. You'll get a suggested prompt to copy and paste into your current AI app. Once your other app generates a summary of your preferences, simply copy that response and paste it back into Gemini. Gemini will instantly analyze the information and securely save those details to your Gemini context, ready to be used in your next chat.

Don't start from scratch: Here's how Google is making it easier to move from ChatGPT to Gemini

Imported chats will need to be saved in a zip file, which can't be larger than 5GB. The more a chatbot knows about you, the better it gets at offering relevant responses. However, the more you use one AI service, the less likely you are to try out the other options. Who wants to spend all of that time training multiple chatbots? We learned back in February that Google is working on a solution that should make switching to Gemini from a competing chatbot less of a headache. Now we have more information on how the solution will work.

Google simplifies Gemini adoption with chat history import tool

Google announced new "switching tools" allowing users to transfer personal information and chat histories from other AI chatbots into Gemini. The new functionality aims to streamline user adoption of Gemini by enabling the direct import of preferences, relationships, and personal context, addressing a key barrier for users switching platforms. The "memories" feature guides users to prompt their existing chatbot for information, which can then be copied and pasted into Gemini. This process helps Gemini assimilate user details like interests and personal background. For chat histories, Gemini supports importing these via zip files, a common export format from chatbots such as ChatGPT and Claude. Users can then search through these imported conversations. Google stated that once memories are imported, Gemini will understand facts shared with other applications, preventing the need to re-enter information. ChatGPT reported 900 million weekly active users last month. Gemini announced over 750 million monthly active users during Alphabet's fourth-quarter earnings call last month.

You can finally bring your ChatGPT and Claude chats to Gemini

Outside of the office, Josh can be found digging into the latest video games, fantasy books, or tinkering with the newest features in Windows. If you grew tired of using ChatGPT, Claude, or any other AI chatbot and wanted to bring your chats and memory over to another app, then you'd previously have to manually move over information or find some roundabout way to do so. However, Google is now making it extremely easy to import chats and even memory from other AI platforms to Gemini, and you can start doing it today. Related These Are the 4 Best AI Chatbots For Handling Big Conversations They don't lose the thread when discussions get lengthy. Posts By Yasir Mahmood Gemini makes it easy to import your chats Only do it if you're ready to trust Gemini full-time This is just part of Google's ongoing updates for Gemini, which includes a new model for Gemini Live that just launched this week. According to a new support document on the functionality, it only appears to support ChatGPT and Claude right now, at least if you want to move your chats over. Google says you'll need to be signed in to a personal Google account, as work, school, and supervised Google accounts will not work with the feature at this moment. Finally, you'll need to be at least 18 years or older and not located in the EEA, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom. To get started, you can export your chat data from ChatGPT or Claude using the following steps. ChatGPT: Click on your username at the bottom left of the page. Click Settings > Data controls. Next to "Export data", click Export > Confirm Export. Claude: Click on your username at the bottom left of the screen. Click Settings > Privacy. Then click Export next to the Export data option. Select the data range you want to export and click Export. Claude will then send you a download link to the email address you have on your account. Then all you need to do is take the file that you were given by the other platform, head into Settings & help > Import memory to Gemini and click Import AI chats and follow the instructions. Google Gemini OS Android Developer Google Price model Subscription See at Google Play Store Expand Collapse You can import AI memory from the chatbots, too Gemini even provides the prompt The other part of this equation, and what will make using those imported chats much easier to use effectively, is that Gemini will also now let you import your other AI platform's memory. To accomplish this, you'll need to follow a few quick steps and use a prompt that Google provides. To import memory into Gemini, open the app's webpage and click Settings & help > Import memory to Gemini. Next, copy the prompt provided by Gemini Apps (log in if it asks you to), and then visit the AI platform that you want to copy the memory from and paste the prompt into a new chat. Related Gemini's newest feature is going to make it a whole lot more usable A new "Answer now" option skips in-depth thinking for faster answers Posts By Dave Schafer Once the other platform responds, copy that information and return to Gemini Apps and paste the response into the text field designated on the page, and then click Add memory. This will import the data into Gemini, and you'll be able to start utilizing the data in a new chat thread that Gemini creates. Subscribe to our newsletter for Gemini import tips Ready to centralize your AI data? Subscribe to our newsletter for detailed coverage and walkthroughs on importing chats and memory into Gemini from ChatGPT and Claude, along with related AI tool reporting and tips. Get Updates By subscribing, you agree to receive newsletter and marketing emails, and accept our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe anytime. Being able to bring your memory and chats over from other AI platforms could make it easier to move to Gemini as your primary AI system, especially since Gemini is a lot more useful now than it used to be. Some platforms might be stronger at handling certain aspects of your request, so being able to easily pull that information over from ChatGPT or Claude into Gemini directly should also make it easier to bring your workflow together, which will be great for those who want to turn Gemini into the ultimate assistant. If you've recently moved to an Android phone, or just had to make the switch to Gemini from Google Assistant, then this lifeline to bring all you other AI informationt together into Gemini is a huge win. Of couse, there's also always the option of just ditching all three chatbots and going for this one-size-fits-all AI assistant that uses all three without a subscription. At least you have options now.

Gemini wants to make it easier to leave ChatGPT behind - Phandroid

Anyone who's tried switching AI apps knows the frustration. You spend months with one chatbot. It learns your name, your job, your preferences. Then you switch to something else and start from scratch. According to a new APK teardown, Google is working on a Gemini memory import tool to fix exactly that. Android Authority dug into version 17.11.54 of the Google app and found strings for a feature codenamed "Robin Import." It hasn't gone live yet, and there's no guarantee it ever will. But the code lays out how it would work in two parts. The first handles memory. Gemini generates a prompt that you copy and paste into whatever AI app you're currently using. That app spits out a summary of what it knows about you: your name, demographic info, and background details you've shared over time. You paste that response back into Gemini, and it stores everything as a memory. The second part covers your chat history. You export your conversations from the other app and package them into a zip file under 5GB. Then upload that to Gemini, and it has the context from your old chats going forward. The Gemini memory import tool could work with any AI chatbot. Android Authority specifically shows ChatGPT as an example in the screenshots pulled from the code, but Claude, Perplexity, and others would presumably be in play too. Worth noting: this isn't a direct sync between apps. It's more of a manual hand-off where you're copying responses and uploading files yourself. Functional, but not seamless. Google has been pushing Gemini as its default AI across Android and has paid Samsung to pre-install it on Galaxy phones. A feature that lowers the barrier for users already invested in a rival chatbot fits that strategy. Google hasn't announced a release date, and features found in APK teardowns don't always make it to production.

Gemini Update Adds Memory Import, New Chat History Transfer Features

* Users can transfer preferences from other AI assistants * Gemini can now import full chat histories via ZIP files * The new tools are rolling out to all users globally Google on Friday announced new tools for the Gemini app, which make it easier for users to migrate from other artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to the platform. The new features were previously reported to be in testing last month. As per the Mountain View-based tech giant, it allows importing of personal context, preferences, and even full chat histories from competing services into Gemini. This move is expected to reduce the friction of starting fresh with a new AI assistant. Gemini Gets Memory Import, Chat History Transfer Features A new memory import feature is rolling out, which allows Gemini to quickly learn key details about users, such as their interests, relationships, and personal preferences, Google said in a blog post. This means instead of starting from scratch, users can bring over context from other AI assistants to let Gemini deliver more relevant responses from the outset. To use this feature, users must navigate to the Settings option in Gemini and select Import. They will be given a prompt to paste into their most-used AI chatbot, which generates a summary of their preferences. This summary can then be copied back into Gemini, where it is analysed and saved for future interactions. Apart from this, the tech giant is also bringing full chat history transfer support. This tool allows users to upload a ZIP file containing their conversation history from other AI services and continue those conversations within Gemini. The AI assistant will allow users to search past chats and build on previous discussions. Google claims this builds on Gemini's Personal Intelligence capabilities, which already use data from services like Gmail, Photos, and Search to provide more contextual responses, with user permission. As part of these changes, the company is also renaming its Past Chats feature to Memory. As per the tech giant, this rebranding reflects the broader role it now plays in shaping personalised AI interactions. The new Gemini tools are rolling out beginning today. They will appear on the Settings page for both free and paid consumer accounts. The chat history transfer feature, notably, was first reported to be in development last month. However, it was spotted within the web client as a beta feature, meaning it was not available to users at the time.

Google Gemini now lets users import memories and chats from rival chatbots - The Economic Times

Google, on Thursday, introduced what it calls "switching tools", a set of new features aimed at helping users move "memories" and even full chat histories from other chatbots straight into Gemini. "...our new memory import feature can easily bring an understanding of your key preferences, relationships, and personal context directly into Gemini. Once you import these memories, Gemini will understand the same key facts you've shared with other apps, like your interests, your sibling's name, or where you grew up," Google said in a blog post. The goal is to make it much simpler for people to start using Gemini. Instead of spending time teaching the assistant about their preferences and past interactions, users can quickly transfer that context from other AI tools. To bring a user's "memory" from other AI apps into Gemini, a user just has to go to Settings and choose the import option. The user will then receive a suggested prompt to copy and paste into their existing AI app. Once that app generates a summary of preferences and context, the user can copy the response and paste it into Gemini. The system will then analyse the information and securely store it, making it available for future chats. The process is slightly different for importing chat histories. Users can upload past conversations in a zip file. Many chatbots (including ChatGPT and Claude) already allow exports in this format. This means users can "seamlessly pick up right where you left off," according to Google. The company added that users will also be able to search through "past conversation threads and continue building on them right inside Gemini." The move seems to be aimed at drawing users away from rivals such as OpenAI and Anthropic. In February, OpenAI announced that it had reached 900 million weekly active users. In contrast, despite its wide distribution, Alphabet said in its fourth-quarter earnings call that Gemini has only reached 750 million monthly active users. Earlier this month, Anthropic also launched a similar memory import feature, as it looks to retain users gained amid its ongoing dispute with the US government.

Google Gemini gets memory import and chat history transfer tools

Google is introducing new switching tools for consumer accounts that allow users to bring their memories, context, and chat history from other AI applications into Gemini. The update is designed to help users avoid starting from scratch when moving to a new assistant, while enabling Gemini to understand prior preferences and conversations from the beginning. Gemini's memory import feature enables users to transfer key personal information from other AI apps, helping the assistant build a clearer understanding of user preferences and background context. Once imported, this information is securely stored and used to improve relevance and continuity in future interactions. Gemini uses Personal Intelligence to enhance responses by incorporating insights from connected Google services when users grant permission. This includes data from Gmail, Photos, Search history, and past Gemini conversations. By combining imported memory with connected data, Gemini can maintain continuity across interactions and generate responses that reflect prior activity. For example, it can reference earlier travel planning discussions or user decisions and use that context to provide more relevant suggestions without requiring repeated input. Gemini integrates multiple sources of context to deliver more consistent and continuous experiences across sessions. Imported memories, uploaded chat history, and connected services all contribute to a unified understanding of the user. The "past chats" feature is being renamed to "memory," with the change rolling out gradually over the coming weeks, and the features are designed to allow users to switch to Gemini while retaining their existing context in a secure and streamlined way.

Google adds chat import feature to lure AI users from rivals like ChatGPT By Investing.com

Investing.com -- Google released new tools for its Gemini artificial intelligence assistant on Thursday that will let users upload chat history and context from other AI apps. The Alphabet Inc. company added a new import option in Gemini so that free and paid users can upload zipped files of their conversations with other AI providers, it said in a blog post. To aid the switch, Google provides a detailed prompt that users can offer as instructions for their other apps: "You are helping me import context from one AI assistant to another." The prompt asks people to note any demographic information, active interests and preferences, sustained relationships, dated plans and any other instructions they had disclosed to their other chat assistants. The output, which people paste into Gemini's settings, will be used to "quickly get Gemini up to speed on what matters most to you," Google said. The move targets users of rivals like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic PBC's Claude. Anthropic released a similar memory import feature earlier this month. This article was generated with the support of AI and reviewed by an editor. For more information see our T&C.

After Claude, Gemini users can officially import memory from other chatbots, here is how

The feature allows users to bring their memories, preferences, and chat history from other AI apps directly to Gemini. Earlier this month, Anthropic introduced a feature that allows users to easily switch from other AI platforms to Claude. Now, Google has launched a similar memory import feature for Gemini. The feature allows users to bring their memories, preferences, and chat history from other AI apps directly to Gemini. This will help Gemini to understand key information about users, such as their interests, personal context and other details they previously shared with another chatbot. 'Once you import these memories, Gemini will understand the same key facts you've shared with other apps, like your interests, your sibling's name, or where you grew up,' the tech giant said. Here's how to use the new memory import feature. Also read: Apple Siri may include rival AI chatbots in future: What it means for users Also read: Google introduces Gemini 3.1 Flash Live AI model: Check features and availability In addition to memory import, Google is allowing users to upload a ZIP file containing their chat history exported from other AI platforms. Once uploaded, those conversations will appear inside Gemini, allowing users to search through them and continue past discussions within the app.