Does disconnecting a Gemini app stop access to that service's public pages?

Definition: No. Disconnecting an app from Personal Intelligence changes the connected-app data used to personalize Gemini. Google's help says Gemini can still use public websites and videos from Google Search and YouTube when those services are disconnected.

Key facts

• Google's Personal Intelligence help says Gemini Apps can still use public information from certain Google services after an app is disconnected for Personal Intelligence.
• Google's Connected Apps documentation says Connected Apps settings do not change Gemini's use of public information, and lists Google Search, Google Flights, Google Hotels, Google Maps, and YouTube among the services that provide it.
• Google's privacy explanation for Connected Apps gives the specific example that Gemini can still use public websites and videos in Google Search and YouTube when Search services and YouTube are not connected.

What remains available after disconnection?

Google distinguishes between connected app data and public information. Its Personal Intelligence instructions say that you can disconnect Search services or YouTube in Connected Apps settings, then immediately add that Gemini Apps can still use public information from certain Google services, such as Google Search and YouTube.

The Connected Apps documentation describes the broader group of public sources as Google Search, Google Flights, Google Hotels, Google Maps, and YouTube. It also says that Gemini does not access personal information or content in those services without permission. Google Search public information remains available even when Keep Activity is off or the user is signed out. For Google Flights, Google Hotels, Google Maps, and YouTube, Google documents Keep Activity as a requirement for public information use.

What does disconnecting change?

Disconnecting controls the app connection used for personalization. Google's Personal Intelligence help says the Connected Apps settings control which apps personalize the Gemini experience and provides separate disconnect controls for the mobile and web apps.

Disconnecting also has a separate history effect. The same help says that if you only disconnect an app, Gemini might still use information from it when that information is in a past chat. It therefore describes deleting relevant chats and disconnecting the app as two steps when the aim is to remove something Gemini remembered from a connected app. Google also says that deleting or updating data in a connected app may leave the Gemini experience unchanged until days later.

The privacy page adds that disconnecting an app or deleting data in that app does not delete data from Gemini Apps Activity. Activity and connected-service data are separate controls in Google's explanation.

How can you check the setting?

On a computer, Google's Connected Apps instructions place the control in the Gemini sidebar. The documented route is:

Gemini > Customize > Connectors > select an app > Disconnect

If Customize is missing, the same instructions direct you to open More first. The Connected Apps page shows the apps available to the account type and the Gemini app currently in use. Google says that this list varies by Gemini app, device, country, and other conditions.

The setting concerns connected data used for personalization. Google's documentation treats public-page and video use as a separate public-information path.

What does this mean for a public website?

For a website owner, a visitor disconnecting a Google service from Personal Intelligence is an account setting. Google's documentation describes no robots.txt change, no removal from Search, and no site-side access switch caused by that user action. A public page remains within the documented public-information path when Gemini uses Google Search or another listed service under its stated conditions.

Related terms

• Gemini
• Where do I view related sources in a Gemini response?
• Do Gemini's double-check links identify the sources used to write an answer?

FAQ

Does disconnecting Search services stop Gemini from reading public websites?

No. Google's privacy explanation says Gemini can still use public websites and videos in Google Search and YouTube when those services are not connected.

Does disconnecting an app erase information from earlier Gemini chats?

No. Google's Personal Intelligence help says Gemini might still use the information if it is in a past chat. Deleting relevant chats is a separate step.

Does turning off Keep Activity block every public source?

No. Google says Gemini can always use public information from Google Search, even when Keep Activity is off or the user is signed out. It lists Keep Activity as required for public information from Google Flights, Google Hotels, Google Maps, and YouTube.

Sources

1. Google, "Connect your Google apps to personalize your Gemini experience", undated
2. Google, "Use & manage Connected Apps in Gemini", undated
3. Google, "About personalization with Connected Apps", undated

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