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Google is moving Gemini Gems to skills starting November 17
Google is moving Gemini Gems to a new feature called skills in its Gemini service.
For personal Google accounts held by people aged 18 or older, the change starts on November 17, 2026.
On that date, existing Gems will remain available for reference, but users will no longer be able to use, edit or create them.
Google says existing Gems will migrate automatically, though simpler ones are expected to make the move more smoothly.
Skills can be called up during a chat by typing a slash and the skill's name, and Google says they can also activate automatically or be combined.
Personal-account Gems will disappear on December 17, while Google Workspace users have longer, with Gems continuing to work until at least March 1, 2027.
Google has not announced the transition date for users under 18, and education users will not lose Gems before June 1, 2027.
Google will begin moving Gemini Gems to skills on November 17, 2026.
Personal Google account users aged 18 and older will be affected first.
Existing Gems are set to migrate automatically, but users will no longer be able to use, edit or create them after the transition begins.
The original Gems will remain available for reference until December 17, 2026, when they will be removed from personal accounts.
Google says skills can be called up during an ongoing chat, and may also be triggered automatically.
- Who
- Google and Gemini users. Personal account users aged 18 and older are first in line.
- What
- Google is moving Gemini Gems to skills. Existing Gems are set to migrate automatically.
- When
- The transition for personal accounts of users aged 18 and older starts November 17, 2026. Gems are due to be removed from those accounts on December 17, 2026.
- Where
- In Gemini. The change applies first to personal Google accounts.
- Why
- The article says skills can be called up within an ongoing chat and may be triggered automatically. Google's reason for the change is Not stated.
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Gems transition to skills for personal Google account users aged 18 and older, while the original Gems remain available for reference.
Gems are removed from personal accounts of users aged 18 and older.
For Google Workspace users, Gems move into the Settings panel but continue working until at least March 1, 2027.
Education users will not see their Gems removed before this date.
- First transition date
- November 17, 2026
- First users affected
- Personal Google account users aged 18 and older
- Removal date for first group
- December 17, 2026
- Workspace Gems
- Move into Settings on November 17, 2026; continue working until at least March 1, 2027
- Education users
- Gems will not be removed before June 1, 2027