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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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[–] vane@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

So it's still Your device not Gemini device. I'll wait couple of years.

[–] randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

It's conforting that I wasn't the only one who found this concerning. But anyways I don't have Google (the app; I do have some other Google services installed) or Gemini installed.

[–] badbytes@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago

Won't be using any of those apps.

[–] CptOblivius@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

My wife has been trying to get me to switch to Apple since Ive had a Droid X years ago. I've been on android since. It is time to switch. Probably a lateral move, but Google has gone to absolute shit.

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[+] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world -6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I don't feel very concerned... That's kind of the point of the service.

Good that there's an opt-out.

edit: I dug around for it. They seem to mean the literal "Apps" settings page and not the "Settings" page. Every individual app that Gemini is capable of connecting to has a switch there. In Gemini, press your profile picture, then apps. In there you can both access the activity setting and decide which apps Gemini has access to.

[–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Good that there’s an opt-out.

A supposed opt-out

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Well, yeah. I haven't actually seen this email yet in my personal inbox, ~~nor have I found the opt out personally. Google is kinda weird with their staggered rollouts but I figure it'll turn up. I'm on a Pixel, so anything else would be quite odd.~~

edit: seems to be in the top right corner of Gemini, press your profile picture and then apps. That's where the settings are. You can opt out of Gemini having access to any app in the list on an individual basis.

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