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On July 7, Gemini AI will access your WhatsApp and more. Learn how to disable it on Android. (tuta.com)

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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? Check out

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Learn how to disable it Graphene Calyx Lineage iode Muerena Postmarket UBTouch

Bring them attention until manufacturers are selling devices with their OS.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

always happy when its not only GrapheneOS being mentioned, its good yes but only compatible with Google Pixel. i couldnt find MuerenaOS, do you mean Murena? its a libre smartphone with /e/OS

for reference in case anyone not using one of them interested in looking if any is compatible with your device:

UBTouch(Ubuntu Touch)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Yes, I meant /e/OS, I didnt realize they didnt change the OS name lol. Thanks for the links too!

And yeah, its a bit odd that people have clung to Graphene as the be-all-end-all when all of them have strengths and weaknesses.