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On July 7, Gemini AI will access your WhatsApp and more. Learn how to disable it on Android. (tuta.com)
submitted 2 days ago by ryanee@fedia.io to c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Gemini AI needs to be disabled on Android or it will override your privacy settings and gain full access to your texts, calls, and WhatsApp - even if you’ve turned off Gemini Apps Activity. But what does this Android update really mean, and how can you stop it? Check out

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[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Steps to disable Gemini app connections:

Open the Gemini app from your Android > device

Click on your profile in the top right corner Open Apps Click to toggle off each app extension

Wait...what Gemini profile...I literally don't have one, I open this dogshit and it asks me to change to Gemini. Guess I'm immune since I never plan on activating that dogshit

[–] pezhore@infosec.pub 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

IIRC, these settings are created by installing the Gemini app - if you haven't elected to download it that's why you don't see the settings.

Who knows when that app will mysteriously appear though.

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Just another thing to uninstall through ADB terminal. Never buying Samsung again..can't root this garbage sadly

[–] pezhore@infosec.pub 2 points 2 days ago

I'm still using my pixel 7 pro, and hoping it's deemed "too old" for this Gemini bullshit.