Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone?

From	Old McDonald <eieio@patch.corn>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android
Subject	Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone?
Date	2026-10-06 18:51 -0700
Organization	spiders
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On 10/6/26 15:02, Nuno Silva wrote:
> On 2026-10-05, s|b wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:49:31 +0300, micky wrote:
>>
>>> In comp.mobile.android, on Sun, 4 Oct 2026 21:07:37 -0700, Mike Copeland
>>> <mrc2323@cox.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>    Is there a way to remove Gemini from my Android phone (safely)?  This
>>   
>>> YOu should ask Gemini!
>>
>> -  How do I unstall Gemini on my Google Pixel 10 (Android 17)?
>>
>> Because Gemini comes deeply integrated into Pixel devices running
>> Android 17, it cannot be fully deleted like a standard third-party app.
>> However, you can completely **disable the app**, **remove it from your
>> shortcuts**, and **switch back to Google Assistant or disable digital
>> assistants entirely**.
> 
> Aaaaaaaand that's got to be nonsense, if it's "deeply integrated" as a
> justification for "not able to be uninstalled", then how can it be
> disabled? Unless "disable" does not disable...
> 
> [...]
> 
>> ### Optional: Advanced ADB Removal (For Tech-Savvy Users)
>>
>> If you want to completely remove the package for your active user
>> account without rooting, you can use **Android Debug Bridge (ADB)** via
>> USB debugging:
>>
>> ```bash
>> adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.bard
>>
>> ```
>>
>> *(Note: System updates may reinstall or re-enable pre-installed system
>> stubs in future Android patches).*
> 
> It's "deeply integrated", so you can't uninstall it, but you can
> optionally uninstall it.
> 
> I can sense a headache forming.

Don't trust anything about your phone, unless you take the battery out.

Microphones have been remotely turned on even while phones were 'Powered 
Off'.

"I try not to use one as much as possible, and when I do use one, I use 
a cellphone that I have myself modified. [I've] performed a kind of 
surgery on it. I open it up with special tools and I use a soldering 
iron to remove the microphone and I disconnect the camera so that the 
phone can't simply listen to me when it's sitting there. It physically 
has no microphone in it. And when I need to make a call I just connect 
an external microphone through the headphone jack."
- Edward Snowden
<https://www.npr.org/2019/09/19/761918152/exiled-nsa-contractor-edward-snowden-i-haven-t-and-i-won-t-cooperate-with-russia>

Thread

Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Mike Copeland <mrc2323@cox.net> - 2026-10-04 21:07 -0700
  Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-10-04 23:50 -0500
    Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-05 04:48 -0300
      Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-10-05 03:32 -0500
        Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-05 12:02 -0300
          Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2026-10-05 22:10 -0500
            Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-06 14:30 -0300
      Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-10-05 13:45 +0200
        Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-05 12:01 -0300
          Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-10-06 10:59 +0200
            Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-06 14:38 -0300
              Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-10-08 17:57 +0200
                Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-08 15:48 -0700
      Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-06 12:18 +0200
        Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-10-06 12:47 +0200
          Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-06 15:31 -0300
            Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-06 20:53 +0200
              Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-06 16:28 -0300
                Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-06 21:51 +0200
                Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-07 02:41 -0300
  Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-10-05 09:49 +0300
    Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-10-05 14:53 +0200
      Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-05 12:23 -0300
        Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Old McDonald <eieio@patch.corn> - 2026-10-06 00:12 -0700
          Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-06 15:38 -0300
            Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Old McDonald <eieio@patch.corn> - 2026-10-06 12:59 -0700
        Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-10-06 11:00 +0200
          Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-06 15:43 -0300
            Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-06 15:49 -0300
            Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-10-08 18:03 +0200
              Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Philippe <p.naudin+nntp@free.fr> - 2026-10-08 20:34 +0200
              Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-08 15:41 -0700
      Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-06 23:02 +0100
        Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Old McDonald <eieio@patch.corn> - 2026-10-06 18:51 -0700
        Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-10-07 14:52 +0000
  Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-10-05 13:45 +0200
    Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-05 12:05 -0300
      Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-10-06 11:01 +0200
        Re: Eliminate Gemini from Android Phone? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-06 15:45 -0300

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