Gemini Gems are going away soon; here's how you should get ready - Android Police
By Google News AI ·
The news that Google is reinventing Gemini's Gemsfelt a bit jarring. I've spent years crafting a collection of Gems for my needs, so it's hard to escape the feeling that Google is pulling the rug out from under my carefully crafted workflow.
Thankfully, it's not as bad as it sounds. Google has told us what to expect and given us some time to settle in.
Still, the clock is ticking. The first stage hits on November 17, 2026, so it's a good idea to get ready now.
Google has promised to automatically migrate existing Gems, but while relatively simple ones should survive the move, it's best to get ahead of the game.
Personal Google accounts for users 18 and older will go first, followed by Google Workspace accounts next year.
Here are key dates for those 18 and over with a personal Google account:
There's less of a rush if you're under 18, as Google hasn't announced when this transition will be coming for those users.
Google Workspace users also have more time. Nothing goes away until next year, and the final dates aren't set in stone yet.
For those folks, Gems will move into the Settings panel on November 17, but continue working until at least March 1, 2027. Education users won't see their Gems removed before June 1, 2027.
Google has also delayed the rollout of skills to Workspace apps like Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Studio, with no word yet on when it's coming.
Gems are handy, but you have to visit them directly. It's easy to open a standard Gemini chat instead of the Gem I want, or start a standard chat only to later realize I'd like to apply a Gem.
Skills will solve these problems. A skill can be called up anywhere — even in the middle of an ongoing chat. For now, that's done by typing a slash (/) and the name of the skill, although Google plans to transition…
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