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Google details Gems to skills migration, including free access
9to5google.com • • general
Key Points:
- Google has introduced "skills" in the Gemini chat experience, replacing the previous "Gems" system, allowing users to invoke reusable instructions for common tasks directly via a / command.
- Skills offer functionalities such as preparing presentations, matching writing styles, and providing different perspectives, aiming for a more unified user experience.
- Over the next few weeks, skills will achieve feature parity with Gems, including sharing via links and integrating Google Drive files or notebooks for added context.
- Google will automatically migrate existing Gems to skills; personal Google Account users will lose access to Gems in November, with Workspace business, enterprise, non-profit, and education users transitioning by mid-2027.
- Skills are rolling out globally to Gemini chat users starting today, with other customers gaining access in the coming weeks.
