On July 7, Gemini AI will access your WhatsApp and more. Learn how to disable it on Android.
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Not that I support this, but hasn't Google Assistant been able to do that for years? Sending texts via the voice assistant has been, like, one of the main selling points.
Kinda, but the thing this time is that they will change it f unilaterally rom their side, even if you specifically disabled this connectivity on your phone. So they want that data reallyyyyy badly. So even more important to not give it to them.
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Viber is more popular in eastern europe
Sure , in 2010.
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Everyone outside of the US uses whatsapp.
In Norway we use Facebook Messenger, which is worse. Wattsapp's at least usable as a messaging platform for more than 1-to-1 communication
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It's absolutely there,it relaced assistant...
It's only on Android 9 and up. So, definitely not absolutely there.
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These instructions are awful. There's no Gemini listed in my apps, and Settings > Apps doesn't show it either. But if I search for "Gemini" in settings, THEN it shows up, but doesn't have access to anything the article says to do.
However, from that screen, I was able to apparently turn off its access to everything, and switch back to assistant, which appears to have turned it off completely, but who knows if it's still lurking in the background.
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I have Android 16 on a Pixel 8 but no Gemini. Is it not installed if I chose "No thanks" when I got the info screens about it?
Open settings, and search for"Gemini" from the search bar. That's the only way I was able to get to anything Gemini related. I turned off it's access to everything from there, then the last setting was to switch back to assistant which appears to have turned Gemini off, but who knows (hence disabling it's access to everything anyway).
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My gf got one of those emails, but she doesnt have the Gemini app installed on her phone. All of the instruction articles I can find only explain how to turn it off if you have the app.
Does not having the app mean that she's safe from this, or does it mean that she needs to download the app to disable the "feature"?
I also don't have a Gemini app but if you search for Gemini in the Settings main menu, it shows up.
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I haven't turned it on. Am I safe?
Nop. Disable it in the settings/apps
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Open settings, and search for"Gemini" from the search bar. That's the only way I was able to get to anything Gemini related. I turned off it's access to everything from there, then the last setting was to switch back to assistant which appears to have turned Gemini off, but who knows (hence disabling it's access to everything anyway).
With search there's only a single "Gemini Settings" that is found. That opens a wizard for me. On the second page, after scrolling all the way down, I can select "No thanks". That's what I was referring to. I was wondering if that's enough.
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Sure , in 2010.
Still is. At least in my country its probably more popular than the rest of them combined.
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I also don't have a Gemini app but if you search for Gemini in the Settings main menu, it shows up.
Thank you. We had actually already checked this but had not found Gemini in the settings.
Turns out typing "gem" in the settings search is not enough. Only typing "Gemini" returned a result.
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Thank you. We had actually already checked this but had not found Gemini in the settings.
Turns out typing "gem" in the settings search is not enough. Only typing "Gemini" returned a result.
Sneaky, aren't they?
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Nop. Disable it in the settings/apps
I cannot find it as an app in the app listing.
I find it only through search in settings, and it opens a screen - asking to activate it.
It seems weird.
