• squaresinger@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago
    • 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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      2 days ago

      Alternatively:

      • Install GrapheneOS
      • Never concern yourself with invasive software again

      I’ve never even seen Gemini on my phone.

      • blobchoice@feddit.uk
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        21 minutes ago

        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.

      • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
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        1 day ago

        graphene cant be installed on just any device. the list is quite small actually.

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        1 day ago

        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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            1 day ago

            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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      2 days ago

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