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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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[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Sadly, SailfishOS is region locked. Being from North America, I can't purchase their phones, or use the trial/emulation option, which really sucks because I like a lot of what I'm seeing there.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

There are a few happy US users on the forums. Maybe check out what they have to say.

I'm sure the company is perfectly happy with having these users. AFAIR the reason they don't sell licenses outside EU is that it would add hassle, mostly sales legalities.

I didn't know you cannot buy the C2 in the USA, but I would recommend an Xperia X10 II or X10 III anyhow.

[–] vala@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Us here in NA finally get to see what its like on the other side of the region locking coin haha.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, I'd be happy if they had an unsupported version, but I get that could cause negative publicity for those who couldn't accept that unsupported means exactly that.

[–] vala@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

Fwiw I use a phone imported from the UK (Nothing Phone 1) in NA without problems so who knows why they won't do this.