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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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Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Alternatively:

Install GrapheneOS

Never concern yourself with invasive software again

I’ve never even seen Gemini on my phone.
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- UnsavoryMollusk@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  None of my wory app nor my banks app are compatible with Graphene. We need legislation at this point.
  
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  - Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I don’t believe you
    
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- kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  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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  - Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Pretty much. For all the same reasons. Both of them solve all sorts of problems.
    
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- umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  graphene cant be installed on just any device. the list is quite small actually.
  
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  - Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I’m aware, thank you.
    
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- squaresinger@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Yeah. If you never install software that is.
  
  A C64 doesn’t run invasive software either.
  
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  - Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Yes. A GrapheneOS device and a Commodore 64 are basically the same thing.
    
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    squaresinger@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    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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Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I don’t have a Gemini app on my phone. The only way to somewhat disable it is through the settings app.

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Fredselfish@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Thank you definitely few apps I want to remove off my phone.

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