You’ve spent months training ChatGPT, or maybe Claude, on your writing style, your pet’s name, and your travel preferences. But when you finally decide to switch to Google Gemini, you’re stuck starting from a blank slate. You’ve already forgotten the details you shared with the first bot, and the new one knows nothing about you. It’s a frustrating cycle, but Google is finally ending it.
How the New Import Tools Work
On Thursday, Google announced a suite of “switching tools” designed to let users carry over context when moving between different AI services. The tech giant is rolling out an import option within the Gemini settings menu. When you select it, the app prompts you to copy a specific string of text. You then take that text back to your current AI app, ask it to generate a summary of your preferences, and paste that summary back into Gemini.
It’s a clever workaround, but it keeps privacy intact. Google isn’t technically accessing your data from the other service—that would be a violation of privacy. Instead, you act as the courier, shuttling the data over yourself. As Group Product Manager Maryam Sanglaji explained, the goal is to make the switch fast, easy, and secure, allowing you to pick up right where you left off.
Bringing Your Full Chat History
Google isn’t just letting you import memories; you can also upload a ZIP file of your full chat history from other providers. This is a game-changer for power users who’ve spent hours fine-tuning a lengthy project in another bot. Now, you can search through those past conversation threads and continue building on them inside Gemini, saving you from re-typing everything.
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However, a veteran prompt engineer we spoke with suggested a cautionary note. “The devil is in the details,” they noted. “If you’re importing a messy summary, the AI might get confused.” They emphasized that since the tool relies on a clean, structured summary, the quality of the transfer is ultimately up to the user. If the source bot spits out a block of text that’s hard to read, Gemini might struggle to interpret it later.
Why This Matters
Google is also rebranding its internal “past chats” feature to simply “memory.” This aligns their terminology with the new import feature, suggesting a unified approach to how the app remembers you. While Gemini already includes personal intelligence from Gmail and Photos, these specific import tools target data from competing apps, like ChatGPT and Claude.
This move is a clear play for market share. With rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic currently dominating the space, Google is trying to lower the barrier to entry. If a user is happy with their current bot, they usually won’t switch. But if they can take their digital identity with them, the switch becomes much easier.
The rollout is starting today for all consumer accounts. If you’ve been holding out, now might be the time to finally make the jump—provided you remember to export those memories first.
