Your Google Chat history can now be searched by Gemini - how it works

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Gemini can now access your workspace Google Chat history.
• You can ask for specific details or for an overview of messages.
• The feature will be turned off by default.

Google Chat just got an upgrade that could be one of its most practical yet. 

In a recent blog post, Google announced that Gemini can now access your Google Workspace Chat history. If you've ever spent time scrolling through several days, or even weeks, of conversation to find information, you can appreciate how useful this could be.

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