I’m always forgetting where I put my things but Google Gemini’s 'memory' feature has stopped that

I like to think I’m a very organised person, and for the most part, this statement is true. But my husband and I have recently started working from home on the same days which has made our house slightly more cluttered, and it’s apparently made me more forgetful of where I put my things.

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been testing the new Google Home Speaker. It’s been extremely helpful with timers and reminders, but where it’s really helped me is remembering things for me – and not just where I’ve put my keys.

The Google Gemini Memory feature is incredibly useful for remembering things that you simply don’t have the brain capacity for at the time – we’ve all been there. For example, you can ask Gemini to remember where you left things, like your keys or purse, but you can also ask it to remember personal details, like people’s names, birthdays and other key details.

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Gemini Memory can remember a wide range of things, including dates, names, family information and clothing sizes. For more personalised things, it can even log books or movies you want to try, gift ideas for a friend and even travel inspiration for a future holiday.

For example, by saying ‘Hey Google, remember I wanted to get my mum a hamper for her birthday’. Gemini ‘remembers’ this and when you ask ‘Hey Google, what should I get my mum for her birthday’, it should respond with what you’d previously mentioned.

Now, I know what you might be thinking – doesn’t this feature already exist? It’s true that other smart speakers, including Google’s previous Nest speakers and Amazon’s Echo line-up, have used this feature previously. But with the introduction of Gemini and it being more natural and conversational, Gemini’s Memory feature does exactly that and overtime.

When asking Gemini to remember something, it’ll log this information so you can ask about it again later. This is all done in a more natural way, and when prompted, Gemini can remember where you’ve left something, what family member is coming over, and even gift ideas suited to a friend that you’d previously discussed with Gemini.

As the Gemini Memory feature develops over time, Gemini builds a personalised profile for you based on the information you’ve shared with it. Not only does this make conversations flow easier but it means you don’t have to re-teach Gemini about who someone is and it continues chats that you’ve had in the past.

For anyone who thinks this would be sharing too much personal information, don’t worry. It goes without saying that you shouldn’t be getting Gemini to remember anything you deem too personal, like passwords or banking details as anyone can activate your speaker and ask about these things.

But you can also delete things from Gemini memory if needed. In the Google Home app, you can go to settings, select Personal Context and delete any saved details. You can also ask your Google speaker to ‘forget that I mentioned this’.