Joe Maring / Android Authority
Gemini comes with a major update that breaks the internet, everybody jumps on it to check it out, and after a day or two of hype, everybody goes back to using ChatGPT. The familiarity with ChatGPT trumps all the innovation Google has been making, but there’s another reason why Gemini still trails. The Gemini app simply isn’t as inviting as ChatGPT’s, which has been around longer and has a better way with people.
Google is already working on a big redesign for the Gemini app, and I have a wish list for what it needs to get right.
What feature should Gemini copy from ChatGPT first? 0 votes Better long-term memory NaN % Folder organization NaN % Third-party integrations NaN % Cleaner interface NaN %
Long-term memory and continuity
Nathan Drescher / Android Authority
Gemini only recently got the handiest feature that ChatGPT has had forever — cross-chat memory. The feature lets ChatGPT remember what you mention in a chat, and it becomes a reference for your future interactions by default. So you don’t have to tell it over and over how you prefer certain things and what you want avoided (like fewer em dashes, heh). It works like a person’s memory, just sharper and without the fading.
Gemini’s version still feels limited compared to ChatGPT, as if it’s a kid who’s forgetful and struggling to catch up with all the information thrown at it. For one, I couldn’t spot Gemini’s Saved Info feature because it’s called something entirely different on the Settings page — I had to Google it (ironically). Speak of user convenience!
Moreover, Gemini didn’t automatically add my instructions to its memory for following chats, which ChatGPT has long been doing effortlessly. Google did announce such a feature, but the implementation still feels far behind ChatGPT.
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