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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago (4 children)

My gf got one of those emails, but she doesnt have the Gemini app installed on her phone. All of the instruction articles I can find only explain how to turn it off if you have the app.

Does not having the app mean that she's safe from this, or does it mean that she needs to download the app to disable the "feature"?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I also don't have a Gemini app but if you search for Gemini in the Settings main menu, it shows up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thank you. We had actually already checked this but had not found Gemini in the settings.

Turns out typing "gem" in the settings search is not enough. Only typing "Gemini" returned a result.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Sneaky, aren't they?

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