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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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[-] ezterry@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 weeks ago

At least so far Samsung is letting me disable Gemini, as I try to do to any bloatware I don't want running in the background.

[-] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 weeks ago

I have a Pixel phone im bout to throw in the river

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[-] KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 2 weeks ago

Just... Disable it. You can switch to the old assistant.

[-] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 weeks ago

until google decides thats not allowed either

[-] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

That'll be the day I switch phones.

[-] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 0 points 2 weeks ago

If I have to use a walled garden, then I'll go the OG Apple daddy.

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[-] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world -4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I don't feel very concerned... That's kind of the point of the service.

Good that there's an opt-out.

edit: I dug around for it. They seem to mean the literal "Apps" settings page and not the "Settings" page. Every individual app that Gemini is capable of connecting to has a switch there. In Gemini, press your profile picture, then apps. In there you can both access the activity setting and decide which apps Gemini has access to.

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