Use the Gemini web app safely and efficiently.
The official Gemini web app runs at gemini.google.com. Some features may be available without signing in, while saved activity and additional capabilities require an eligible Google Account. Availability depends on region, language, age, account type, browser, plan, and administrator settings.
Gemini web app essentials
Official access
Enter gemini.google.com directly and check the domain before signing in or uploading content.
Chats
Start with a specific prompt, refine the result through follow-ups, and begin a new chat when the task changes.
Files
Upload only supported, necessary files and tell Gemini which source or section should guide the answer.
Privacy
Review Keep Activity, connected apps, account type, and deletion controls before sharing sensitive material.
Open and sign in to Gemini
Visit the official Gemini address in a supported browser. A personal, work, or school account may have different eligibility and feature access; work and school access can also depend on an administrator.
- Avoid mirror sites, unofficial login pages, and download buttons presented as a web-app requirement.
- Use the account intended for the task so personal and organization data do not mix.
- If sign-in fails, read Google's message and check age, region, account type, browser, and administrator access.
Start and organize a chat
Write a prompt with a goal, context, constraints, and desired output. Use follow-up messages for the same task, but open a new chat when old context begins to confuse a different request.
- Rename or organize important conversations when the current interface offers those controls.
- Review the full conversation before sharing it because earlier turns may contain private context.
- Copy important results into your own approved system instead of treating a chat as permanent storage.
Upload files with clear instructions
The web app can analyze supported files when the selected account, model, and current limits allow it. Upload the smallest relevant set and state what Gemini should extract, compare, or verify.
- Remove passwords, API keys, personal records, and unnecessary confidential content.
- Ask for citations to page, sheet, filename, or timestamp when the interface can provide them.
- Check upload limits and file support in current Google help rather than relying on old screenshots.
Manage activity and connected apps
Gemini Apps settings affect how chats and shared material are retained and used. Connected apps can expose content from other services, so enable only the connections needed for a specific workflow.
- Review Keep Activity, automatic deletion, recent chats, and manual deletion controls.
- Disconnect unused apps and confirm the selected Google Account before retrieving data.
- Remember that deleting Gemini activity may not delete data stored by another Google service.
Verify answers and solve common problems
Gemini can produce fluent but inaccurate output. Check important claims against the original file or primary source, and troubleshoot access by isolating account, browser, network, file, and service-status causes.
- Verify names, dates, numbers, links, quotations, and calculations independently.
- Try a supported updated browser and a simple low-risk prompt before changing account settings.
- Do not bypass restrictions with shared accounts, unknown extensions, VPN profiles, or unofficial clients.