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Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 个月前

How to turn off Gemini on Android — and why you should

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How to turn off Gemini on Android — and why you should

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Learn how to turn off Gemini on Android, what the Google AI can see, its privacy risks, and how to limit its reach across your device.
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    My phone won’t let me uninstall it. And it shows it’s off yet every now and then it rears it’s ugly head.

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      • Install adb on your PC
      • Enable developer options on your phone
      • Enable USB Debugging inside the developer options
      • Connect the phone to the PC using USB
      • Open a console window of your choice
      • Execute adb devices and allow USB debugging for this PC on your phone
      • Execute adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.apps.gemini
      • Done

      You can do that with any app you like, they can all be disabled that way. Beware though: if you disable critical system components (like e.g. your last launcher, keyboard or systemui) you might not have a great time using your phone afterwards.

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        Alternatively:

        • Install GrapheneOS
        • Never concern yourself with invasive software again

        I’ve never even seen Gemini on my phone.

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          So are we just casually mentioning Graphene in every Android article like Linux is mentioned in every Windows article? How many new phones actually support Graphene?

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            The circlejerk around Graphene is insane, it wouldn’t be as bad if it wasn’t literally only supported by Pixel phones that have 2% marketshare

          • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
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            isnt it only for pixels.

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            To be fair, the article itself recommends it.

            • kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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              Fair enough. Unfortunately, that only covers around 5% of Android users in the US.

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            Pretty much. For all the same reasons. Both of them solve all sorts of problems.

        • UnsavoryMollusk@lemmy.world
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          None of my work apps nor my banks app are compatible with Graphene. We need legislation at this point.

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            I don’t believe you

            • UnsavoryMollusk@lemmy.world
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              Okay : https://github.com/PrivSec-dev/banking-apps-compat-report/issues?q=label%3A"Not+compatible+⚠"

            • Redex@lemmy.world
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              Lmao

        • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
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          deleted by creator

          • Ulrich@feddit.org
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            I’m aware, thank you.

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          Do I:

          • Run a few commands to disable one app and keep my phone intact

          OR

          • Install a whole new OS to avoid one dumb AI app, and the OS only works with Pixel phones (which isn’t even my phone as I actively avoid touching anything Google in the first place)…

          A tricky decision, indeed.

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            If it were about one app, and you could do that, I would be inclined to agree. But it’s not and you can’t. It’s about new bullshit constantly being shoved down your throat.

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          Yeah. If you never install software that is.

          A C64 doesn’t run invasive software either.

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            Yes. A GrapheneOS device and a Commodore 64 are basically the same thing.

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              GrapheneOS without any invasive apps is really bare-bones and limited, that’s what I wanted to say using hyperbole, but I guess figures of speech are too advanced for some people.

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        Thank you definitely few apps I want to remove off my phone.

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        I don’t have a Gemini app on my phone. The only way to somewhat disable it is through the settings app.

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      Use Canta & Shizuku You can uninstall pretty much everything

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        This combo even got rid of something that was ADB blocked in Android 14.

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      !degoogle@lemmy.ml

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        it would be great to have a non-ml degoogle comm. but then i’m also not willing to put in the work to moderate right now so maybe i’m a whiny asshole

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