Gemini Spark is evolving quickly, with new capabilities for automation, connected services, scheduled workflows, and personalized tasks. As these features expand, reviewing your settings can help you understand what Spark can access and how it handles your workflows.
If you are using Gemini Spark, these are the key settings worth checking.
1. Check Keep Activity
Keep Activity is an important setting for Gemini Spark. It needs to be enabled for certain Spark capabilities, including some custom Connected Apps.
Open your Gemini activity settings and make sure Keep Activity is turned on.
This setting is particularly relevant if you want to use:
- Spark Tasks
- Skills
- Schedules
- Custom Connected Apps
- Supported Google service integrations
If Keep Activity is turned off, some Spark features may be unavailable.
2. Review Connected Apps
Connected Apps determine which services Gemini can access when completing supported workflows.
Spark can work with various Google services and third-party applications. Depending on your account and availability, these may include Google Workspace, Canva, Dropbox, Instacart, OpenTable, and Zillow.
Take a moment to review your connected applications and remove any services you no longer use.
It is generally better to connect only the apps required for your specific Spark workflows.
3. Check Your Skills
Skills are reusable instructions that help Spark handle specific types of tasks.
You might create a Skill for:
- Researching AI news
- Creating content
- Organizing information
- Preparing reports
- Managing recurring workflows
Once created, a Skill can be used again instead of entering the same instructions repeatedly.
Open Spark → Skills and review your existing Skills. If you have outdated Skills that you no longer want Spark to use, consider disabling or removing them.
4. Review Your Schedules
Schedules allow supported Spark tasks to run automatically according to a defined schedule.
For example, you could create a workflow that asks Spark to provide an AI news summary every morning.
Review your scheduled workflows and check for:
- Old schedules
- Incorrect times
- Duplicate workflows
- Tasks you no longer need
- Tasks that require your input
Regularly reviewing schedules can help prevent unwanted automation and unnecessary notifications.
5. Check Task Notifications
Notifications are important when a Spark workflow needs your attention.
Review your notification settings to ensure important task updates are not overlooked.
Depending on your Gemini version and account, notification controls may cover areas such as:
- Scheduled actions
- Daily Brief
- Responses
- Product updates
- Tasks requiring attention
Notification options may change as Google continues to update the Gemini experience, so check them periodically.
6. Review Google Workspace Access
Spark can work with supported Google Workspace services, including:
- Gmail
- Google Drive
- Google Docs
- Google Sheets
- Google Slides
- Google Calendar
- Google Keep
- Google Tasks
Google has also expanded Spark’s Workspace capabilities, allowing it to perform additional actions with supported files and information.
Before creating a workflow involving personal or business information, review which Google services are connected to Spark.
This is especially important if your Google account contains sensitive documents, emails, spreadsheets, or other private information.
7. Check Personal Intelligence
Personal Intelligence can provide Gemini with additional context from supported sources, including previous Gemini interactions, instructions, and connected Google applications.
If you use Spark for personalized workflows, review your Personal Intelligence settings and understand what information may be available to Gemini.
This can be useful for recurring tasks that depend on your preferences, previous instructions, or information stored in connected services.
8. Review Custom Connected Apps
Advanced users can connect custom applications through Model Context Protocol (MCP) server URLs.
This setting deserves additional attention because third-party MCP servers are not controlled by Google.
Before connecting a custom application, check:
- Who operates the server
- What information can it access
- What permissions does it require
- Its privacy policy
- Its terms of service
- What actions can it perform
Only connect to custom services you trust, and remove connections you no longer need.
9. Check Your Subscription and Eligibility
Spark availability can depend on several factors, including your Google AI subscription, account type, age, language, and region.
Google’s current documentation states that Spark access has specific eligibility requirements, including an eligible Google AI Pro or Ultra subscription for supported users.
Because Google’s Spark rollout continues to expand, the features available on your account may differ from those available to another user.
If a Spark feature is missing, check your account’s eligibility before assuming that the feature has been removed.
10. Review Remote Browser and Computer Access
Spark can use supported remote browser and computer capabilities for certain workflows.
These features can involve websites, logged-in accounts, browser information, or computer resources. For that reason, it is worth reviewing the permissions associated with these capabilities.
Be particularly careful with workflows involving:
- Online purchases
- Financial information
- Personal accounts
- Private documents
- Account credentials
- Other sensitive information
Automation can save time, but important actions should still be reviewed before completion.
11. Check Your Mac Settings
If you use Gemini Spark on macOS, make sure the Gemini app is up to date and review any permissions required for the workflows you want to run.
Spark’s Mac experience supports features such as Skills and Schedules, with additional computer-related capabilities as Google continues to expand the platform.
If a feature does not appear on your Mac, check whether your account, app version, or region supports it.
12. Review Your Tasks Regularly
The Tasks section provides a central place to review your active Spark workflows.
Depending on the available features, you can manage tasks by:
- Checking their progress
- Pinning important tasks
- Renaming tasks
- Deleting tasks
- Filtering tasks
- Finding tasks that need attention
A quick review once a week can help you identify old workflows and prevent automations that you no longer need from continuing to run.
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Quick Gemini Spark Settings Checklist
| Setting | What to Check |
|---|---|
| Keep Activity | Make sure it is enabled |
| Connected Apps | Remove services you no longer use |
| Skills | Review and disable outdated Skills |
| Schedules | Check recurring workflows and times |
| Notifications | Make sure important updates are visible |
| Workspace | Review connected Google services |
| Personal Intelligence | Understand what personal context is available |
| Custom Apps | Connect only trusted MCP servers |
| Remote Access | Review browser and computer permissions |
| Subscription | Confirm your Pro or Ultra eligibility |
| Mac | Check the app version and required permissions |
| Tasks | Update or delete outdated workflows |
Final Takeaway
The most important Gemini Spark settings to review are Keep Activity, Connected Apps, Skills, Schedules, Notifications, Permissions, and Tasks. Together, these settings determine which services Spark can work with and how your automated workflows operate.
Because Google is continuing to expand Spark, it is worth checking these settings regularly rather than configuring them once and leaving them unchanged. New Workspace actions, connected applications, notification features, and access changes can affect the way Spark works over time.