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You're not alone: This email from Google's Gemini team is concerning (www.androidauthority.com)
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Google’s Gemini team is apparently sending out emails about an upcoming change to how Gemini interacts with apps on Android devices. The email informs users that, come July 7, 2025, Gemini will be able to “help you use Phone, Messages, WhatsApp, and Utilities on your phone, whether your Gemini Apps Activity is on or off.” Naturally, this has raised some privacy concerns among those who’ve received the email and those using the AI assistant on their Android devices.

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[–] 16 points 1 year ago (5 children)

So is Gemini on there as an app? It isn't listed as such on my phone

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    Yes, it's on there. I have a phone, never downloaded or installed Gemini, but because it's a motorola with a special extra button... I can push that button and up pops Gemini.

    The only way I can stop it is by disabling the Google app, then the button becomes innert again (which is how I like it).

    So yes, it's embedded in the Google app. Disabling the Google app may aslo cause other issues (such as Google Home/Chromecast not working).

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Doesn't the motorola phone have a settings screen for defining what the button does? For Samsung they like to re-purpose the power button.

    First of all, it brought up bixby. I turned it back to powering off the phone and disabled bixby.

    Then, with the new update they re-assigned the power button to gemini. So, I turned it back to powering off the phone and disabled gemini too.

    However, the problem these days is that I'm never completely sure I've turned off all of the AI nonsense on my phone.

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