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While plenty of people have complained about Gemini showing up in Google apps without users explicitly enabling it, this hasn’t stopped the company from rolling out its AI assistant to more services. There’s Gemini in Gmail, Chrome, and of course, Google Drive.
This time around, though, Gemini has literally slid into our DMs, as the AI automatically appears in Google Messages — and has for some time now. But if you don’t want the shortcut to hover above your chat button, there’s at least a way to get rid of it.
Do you want Gemini to automatically appear in your Google apps? 19 votes Yes, it's convenient. 11 % No, it should be opt-in for each app. 89 %
Gemini has shown up in Google Messages, whether you want it or not
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Google doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to letting users choose whether they want Gemini to appear in their apps. In fact, with Google Workspace apps like Gmail, you can enable them all at once or none at all.
This leaves users with a bit of a conundrum. If you want to benefit from Gemini’s integration with a single app, you may need to enable an entire batch to get this functionality. For example, I want Gemini to be able to pull from my Google Calendar. But this means that I also need to allow it access to my Gmail, Google Docs, Drive, Keep, and Tasks. I would prefer if the AI stayed away from my emails, and I resent Gemini every time it summarizes correspondence without any prompting. However, if you want to disable Gemini in Gmail, you lose access to integration with any other Workspace app.
Currently, there is no toggle for Google Messages in your Connected apps settings in Gemini. Despite this, you may have noticed the Gemini button appearing in your messaging app anyway. Luckily, you can disable this shortcut if you don’t want to use it.
How to disable the Gemini button in Google Messages
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