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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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[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 225 points 2 weeks ago (50 children)

Linux has become good enough to replace desktop operating systems.

Now, we are back at square one. I’ll be the first to inaccurately declare, “This will be the year of the Linux phone.”

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 78 points 2 weeks ago (18 children)

All I need is a good enough emulation of android apps to fool them (eg for banking).

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Can you get by with web access? That's what I do and it's fine.

[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

Depends who you bank with. Some desktop websites suck on mobile and some don't even allow certain actions on desktop. For some ungodly reason Wealthsimple requires me to do almost everything via app. It's one of the reasons I barely utilise their services.

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