• squaresinger@lemmy.world
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    • 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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      22 hours ago

      Alternatively:

      • Install GrapheneOS
      • Never concern yourself with invasive software again

      I’ve never even seen Gemini on my phone.

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        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 hour ago

          Pretty much. For all the same reasons. Both of them solve all sorts of problems.

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

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        18 hours ago

        Yeah. If you never install software that is.

        A C64 doesn’t run invasive software either.

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          18 hours ago

          Yes. A GrapheneOS device and a Commodore 64 are basically the same thing.

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            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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      23 hours ago

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