Found a clever workaround for “Branch in New Chat” feature in Gemini!

Okay, this is a bit ridiculous but it actually works perfectly!

As you all know, ChatGPT launched the "branch in new chat" feature a few weeks ago. It's honestly one of my favorite features – being able to branch off from any point in a conversation into a new thread is incredibly useful.

I loved it so much that I requested the Gemini team to add this feature 6 MONTHS ago. But Google being Google… it still hasn't arrived ๐Ÿ˜ญ

I desperately needed this feature because my workflow depends on it heavily. So I decided to find a workaround.

My Workaround:

  • I have two Gemini accounts (work email and personal email)
  • I chat on the first account
  • When I reach the point where I want to branch, I SHARE that conversation
  • I open the shared link in my second account
  • And yeahh! I can continue from that exact point of chat without affecting the original chat conversation ๐Ÿ˜‚

https://preview.redd.it/ku2zlja68l4g1.png?width=269&format=png&auto=webp&s=3b03634fe137d594e2b91c7ef406c68b06e8629a

https://preview.redd.it/cjkpuyab8l4g1.png?width=818&format=png&auto=webp&s=94fe25d6093250406976e5de08fde39a361ed08d

Yes, it's an extra step. But IT WORKS!

Is anyone else using this trick? Or do you have a better workaround?

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Quick Update:- 3 Dec 2025

– I just shared a chat, opened it on the same account, and continued the conversation, it works!. No need for a second account; this branching works on the same Gemini account. Lol, why didn't I try this before? (I guess, my brain probably just assumed it wouldn't be this easy). Hahaha.

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