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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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KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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Just… Disable it. You can switch to the old assistant.

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muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works
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until google decides thats not allowed either

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CalipherJones@lemmy.world
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That’ll be the day I switch phones.

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100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it
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If I have to use a walled garden, then I’ll go the OG Apple daddy.

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KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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Yup, but for now it’s a solution

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Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I wish I knew how. Did this several times already, it always magically turns back on after a couple of weeks.

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KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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Oh god, please don’t say that.

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eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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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.

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KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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You have to have Gemini itself enabled as your assistant on your phone for that.

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0ops@lemm.ee
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I’ve got them both turned off lol

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