Ew, this article is an ad for another company. I feel icky when people try to monetize my basic human rights.
Here’s a not for profit article alternative: https://oit.utk.edu/security/learning-library/article-archive/privacy-onboard-ai-google-gemini/
Just dropping some links here:
- https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/
- https://doc.e.foundation/devices
- https://postmarketos.org/install/
nobody has to use an operating system made by an advertisement company.
Except for people with locked boot loaders. They really are trapped in some corporate hellscape. That stuff should just be illegal.
nobody has to use an operating system made by an advertisement company.
My device’s bootloader can be unlocked in 5 minutes, yet it’s not on any of these lists you shared
“Turn off”
It says to turn it off you open the Gemini app on your Android phone and change some settings. I uninstalled the Gemini app completely. I wonder if it’s still running on my account somehow.
You can manage it from https://myactivity.google.com/product/gemini
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.
- 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 devicesand 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.
Alternatively:
- Install GrapheneOS
- Never concern yourself with invasive software again
I’ve never even seen Gemini on my phone.
None of my work apps nor my banks app are compatible with Graphene. We need legislation at this point.
I don’t believe you
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?
Pretty much. For all the same reasons. Both of them solve all sorts of problems.
graphene cant be installed on just any device. the list is quite small actually.
I’m aware, thank you.
Yeah. If you never install software that is.
A C64 doesn’t run invasive software either.
Yes. A GrapheneOS device and a Commodore 64 are basically the same thing.
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.
I don’t have a Gemini app on my phone. The only way to somewhat disable it is through the settings app.
Thank you definitely few apps I want to remove off my phone.
Use Canta & Shizuku You can uninstall pretty much everything
This combo even got rid of something that was ADB blocked in Android 14.
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
If nobody whines, people think we are ok with how things are, whining is good, even if we can’t do something about it
As far as I know, on Pixel phones it’s integrated. Discovered that my work phone (Pixel 6) suddenly has it, I’ve never installed it, and I can’t remove it.
In Germany we say: “Gemini auf den Sack” and I think it’s beautiful.
Is it true that newer pixels have RAM dedicated to AI? And even if I turn of Gemini and delete the app I still won’t able to use that RAM?
Is it counted within the usual 8-12gigs or is it seperate?
Just trying to find out incase I buy one for graphineOS
On Pixel 9 stock they mention you can disable AIcore in the settings, so I would assume GrapheneOS is unaffected.
All I know is Gemini is not on my graphene pixel 9
Pixel 7a and Pixel Tablet since yesterday here.
