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You're not alone: This email from Google's Gemini team is concerning (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 1 day ago by PrivacyDingus@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

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

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 21 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

until google decides thats not allowed either

[–] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

That'll be the day I switch phones.

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago

Look I like my apple stuff too, but it’s foolish to trust Apple not to do obnoxious things for money. We need a Linux phone.

[–] KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 23 hours ago

Yup, but for now it's a solution

[–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

The article says that they are changing their policy so that even if you turn it off it will still be feeding your actions to AI.

Read the article yo.

[–] KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 15 hours ago

You have to have Gemini itself enabled as your assistant on your phone for that.

[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I wish I knew how. Did this several times already, it always magically turns back on after a couple of weeks.

[–] KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 15 hours ago

Oh god, please don't say that.

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 1 points 16 minutes ago

I've got them both turned off lol