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Gemini AI needs to be disabled on Android or it will override your privacy settings and gain full access to your texts, calls, and WhatsApp - even if you’ve turned off Gemini Apps Activity. But what does this Android update really mean, and how can you stop it? Let’s take a deep dive!

Gemini AI needs to be disabled on Android or it will override your privacy settings and gain full access to your texts, calls, and WhatsApp - even if you’ve turned off Gemini Apps Activity.

Google recently started notifying users via email that from July 7th, 2025, its AI model, Gemini, will assist apps on Android like WhatsApp, messages, and phone. Simply put, Gemini will get access to your apps even if you previously turned tracking for Gemini Apps Activity off. Soon the AI tool will be able to run tasks like send WhatsApp messages, set timers, and even make calls – regardless of whether you previously told Google’s Gemini not to track you. We take a look at how you can disable Gemini on Android from accessing your phone’s services, using your data for AI, and how to take back your privacy.

  • @rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works
    1•15 hours ago

    Nah, you can still use SMS or WhatsApp or whatever you’re currently using. I use the SMS app QUIK because no one would use Signal with me.

    • Default UsernameEnglish
      1•14 hours ago

      I use Signal with all of my friends, but that’s not my point. My point is that if my friends don’t disable Gemini (which they probably won’t), then the messages I send to them are no longer private.