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Google Forcing Gemini Down Our Throats Feels aLot Like Microsoft and Internet Explorer, But More Insidious (slate.com)
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[–] arin@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Use a hardened Firefox, use a different search engine

[–] wreckingball4good@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago

I don't even have chrome installed. I use Firefox and Duckduckgo. It in android phones and gsuite products that people have to use for work.You have to go to extreme lengths to uninstall on desktop as outlined in the article, and cannot uninstall or opt out of on android.

[–] pineapplepizza@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My power button on my phone now opens Gemini... Every damn time it's bumped. Press to wake? Oh hello Gemini

[–] dbkblk@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Install LineageOS or e/os/ on your phone and bye bye Gemini 🙂

[–] SushiRain@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have a Samsung A series, would it work on my phone too?

[–] dbkblk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Which one? You can check officially supported here: https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/#samsung But it is possible that yours is unofficially supported. In this case you have to read xda forums.

[–] SushiRain@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It looks like I need a pc and use terminal. Shit. Though it was a bit more streamlined.

[–] dbkblk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Unfortunately, yes, but that's not hard. Some Samsung phones have installer for e/os/ (full degooglised).