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Gemini is about to slide into your DMs (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Google’s AI chatbot is coming to Messages. Meanwhile, Android Auto gets some AI smarts and Google Docs will let you add handwritten comments.

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[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 50 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Then Google Messages is about to slide out of my phone's installed apps list.

[–] zecg@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now that Simple SMS Messenger by Mobile Tools has been bought, the answer is its fork, the Fossify SMS Messenger on f-droid.

[–] Unsmooth7439@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Looks like Fossify is also on the Play Store.

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I opted out of using Gemini when they launched in on my pixel 8. Will this affect me? Time to start digging.

Edit: looks like I'm in the clear until they implement this on the backend because I don't have the Gemini app on my phone.

[–] doors_3@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One can disable google assistant via adb, I would assume even if google retires the former in favor of gemini, the newer could also be disabled via similar means.

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I just don't want to use Gemini. I opted out and so far as I can tell from what I found online I don't have to worry about this unless they bake Gemini into apps I have installed for now. Doesn't look like I need to disable Gemini via ADB right now. And since I actually use Google Assistant, I'll stick with it till they force me to change over.