> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.emaqi.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Managing chat history and settings

> Reopen past conversations with the assistant, start a new chat, and manage settings such as notification frequency and Memory.

Three icons appear in the upper right of the chat screen.

* **New chat**: Start a new conversation
* **History**: Open a list of your past conversations
* **Settings**: Manage notification frequency and Memory

## Opening a past conversation

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open your history">
    Tap the history icon in the upper right of the chat screen to open **Conversation history**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose a conversation">
    Tap the conversation you want to resume. It loads into the chat screen so you can pick up where you left off.
  </Step>
</Steps>

To delete a conversation, tap the trash icon next to it in the list.

## How long conversations are kept

* Conversations are saved on your device, so they don't carry over to other devices
* Conversations are deleted automatically 30 days after their last message

## Starting a new chat

Tap the new chat icon in the upper right of the chat screen to start a new conversation. Your previous conversation is saved to your history, so you can resume it anytime.

<Note>
  If you start a new chat while the assistant is still preparing a reply, that reply stops. This may still count toward your usage limit.
</Note>

## Changing your settings

Tap the settings icon in the upper right of the chat screen to open the assistant settings. After you change a setting, tap **Save** at the bottom of the screen.

### Notification frequency

Choose how often you see messages from the assistant: **Often**, **Sometimes**, or **Rarely**.

### Memory

Memory shows the preferences the assistant picked up from your conversations. What's saved here shapes the titles it recommends.

| Item                  | Details                    |
| --------------------- | -------------------------- |
| **Favorite Genres**   | Genres you like            |
| **Favorite Authors**  | Authors you like           |
| **Favorite Works**    | Titles you like            |
| **Disliked Genres**   | Genres you'd rather avoid  |
| **Disliked Elements** | Content you'd rather avoid |

* Delete any item that doesn't match your taste or that you don't want used for recommendations
* You can't add items by hand. Tell the assistant about your preferences in the chat instead

### Reset memory

Tap **Reset memory** to erase all the preferences saved in Memory.

<Warning>
  Resetting Memory also deletes your chat history. Don't reset it if you want to keep your past conversations.
</Warning>

### Adding conversations

The settings screen also has a card for buying more conversations. For details, see [Usage limits and Extra conversations](/app/assistant/usage-limits-and-extra-conversations).

## Support and help

If your issue hasn't been resolved by this guide, please get in touch with our support team.

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