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[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 37 points 2 weeks ago (18 children)
  • 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.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 8 points 2 weeks ago (15 children)

Alternatively:

  • Install GrapheneOS
  • Never concern yourself with invasive software again

I've never even seen Gemini on my phone.

[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

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?

[–] XLE@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

To be fair, the article itself recommends it.

[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Fair enough. Unfortunately, that only covers around 5% of Android users in the US.

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