Ben Hart @pavlovforgoths.com · 21/06/2025Here's how you remove Google AI from your mobile devices. 259102986359
Ben Hart @pavlovforgoths.com · 29/06/2025You can use this extension to get rid of the AI overview on Firefox.Kay Coghill, PhD.@drkalyncoghill.blacksky.teamI found a google chrome extension that seemingly gets rid of the AI overview when you search on google from desktop. LIFE CHANGING. Cause I was SICK of that shit. chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hide-...chromewebstore.google.comHide Google AI Overviews - Chrome Web StoreHide annoying Google AI Overviews. 01611
Ben Hart @pavlovforgoths.com · 28/06/2025if you're still having trouble, try using this guide! ✨Lioness@lionesss.bsky.socialYou have to adapt this to your particular device but it mostly works. As does this, which is more complete - techwiser.com/how-to-disab...techwiser.comHow to Disable Gemini on Every Google App for Peace - TechWiserLearn how to disable Google Gemini and other AI features in Google apps like Messages, Gmail, Photos, and Search for a simpler experience. 062
Ben Hart @pavlovforgoths.com · 23/06/2025Thanks to all of you, I managed to crowdfund my last project! We now have a buttonmaker so my local artist and musician friends can make merch and support their own work! I'm working on a new project to recycle trash into useful tools, please share it around!Ben Hart@pavlovforgoths.comMy next project is to fully fund this plastic bottle to 3D printing filament recycler. I'll print the STL models in this kit and then assemble the machine with the rest of the parts. I'll then collect discarded bottles and use them to make filament. I'll print useful objects for my community!throne.comContribute to Rooktype's Plastic Bottle-to-Filamen...Support Rooktype with a gift contribution on their Throne Wishlist 163
Ben Hart @pavlovforgoths.com · 22/06/2025If you're trying to remove Google AI from your search results (on Google dot com) you can do this!Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️🌈@sarahhbickerton.bsky.socialBtw folks ... small tip: If at the end of anything you type in google search you append " -ai" (ie space minus ai) it removes the AI summaries from your search results.media.tenor.coma shooting star with the words " the more you know " behind itALT: a shooting star with the words " the more you know " behind it 16422
Ben Hart @pavlovforgoths.com · 22/06/2025Here's how to use Firefox instead.Kathryn Long@voidstarkat.caAfter you do this, if you use Firefox (you should), you can can set Firefox as assistant (settings > apps > default apps > digital assistant app) and then holding power button simply brings up Firefox browser. Convenient! 0357
Ben Hart @pavlovforgoths.com · 22/06/2025stream Meathead Olympics @parkinggarage.bsky.socialyoutu.beParking Garage - Meathead Olympics (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)YouTube video by Parking Garage 142
🔞🐺Silly @sillypaws.biiig.wang · 22/06/2025Ironically enough the nanosecond its phone was switched to Gemini it asked Gemini "how the fuck do you change back to Google Assistant" and that was the singular time it used Gemini. 120
👻 Saavik ‘Spooky Season’ Ford 🎃 @saavikford.bsky.social · 25/06/2025I don’t have a ‘Gemini’ menu in my Google app on my iPhone??? Does that mean I have an old version of the app without Gemini? 000
Luca Pavone @lpavone.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Testing this out on HMD. Seemed to go smooth enough, will verify. 110
Hello Andrew @helloandrew.bsky.social · 24/06/2025One sure sign of a popular and awesome computer feature is when the creator has to force people to use it and make it really difficult to disable. 010
Hello Andrew @helloandrew.bsky.social · 24/06/2025This sort of works, but any tine you do a web search it still gives you pages of ai slop to scroll past before you any actual search results. 000
Ali and Manar Family @savealifamily.bsky.social · 23/06/2025I am pleading you to help my family. We lost everything in the war- my children and I have no access to food, medicine, or shelter. They are hungry, and in urgent need 💔 Please, if you can, donate or share the campaign… maybe it will reach someone who can save them. www.gofundme.com/f/support-al...gofundme.comDonate to Support Ali Jendia's Family in Crisis, organized by Erin LoftinI am Erin/Razz, an American citizen living on the Alabama Gulf Coast, and I am creat… Erin Loftin needs your support for Support Ali Jendia's Family in Crisis 000
darkroseblast @darkroseblast.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Thank you so much for this! A few months ago I randomly got an email from Google saying my account was connected with Gemini despite never agreeing or enabling it, but since I wasn't seeing it show up anywhere I assumed it was just an ad Was able to disable it on my S24 Ultra 042
Techless | VTuber Editor @sachicanttech.bsky.social · 21/06/2025OH MY GOD I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF GEMINI BUT NOT THE ASSISTANT THANK YOU I'M FUCKING FREE NOW 1130
Oddy Autumn @oddyautumn.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Now that I think about it, was there a way to do this for desktop, or are we just stuck with it there? 110
Gera Spencie🗡🔥 Rogue of the Calics! @geraspencie.neocities.org · 15/09/2025fuck Google entirely, actually! I use DuckDuckGo and Firefox for all of my search engine needs 021
HumbleDad - Art @humbledadgames.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Dope, much appreciated! Yeah, I can only take it telling me how to make gasoline spaghetti but Soo many times...... 110
Swyfte @swyfte.bsky.social · 24/06/2025As an additional note to this, at least on a Samsung device you can also disable the "turn on Gemini" on long press too. Go to phone settings > Advanced > Side button and change the "long press" behaviour. I set it to display the power off menu. A truly wild function for the power button I know. 161
Porplefish @porple.fish · 26/06/2025i did this a while ago and my phone's battery life like tripled lmao 110
an armored personnel carrier full of cats @hex.ooo · 23/06/2025On a Samsung phone you can search Settings for "assistant settings", tap the result under "Others"; then tap "Digital Assistants from Google" and change back to Google Assistant; then tap "General" and switch Google Assistant off. 031
SnowLabrador @snowlabrador.bsky.social · 22/06/2025I don't have Gemini installed on my phone, but I still see Google AI. Thanks for trying to help, though. 110
🦈 Lover @valshaped.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Settings > System > Gestures > Press and Hold Power Button You can disable that shit too. 000
Soma Covington @somacovington.bsky.social · 09/07/2025And if long pressing the power button brings up the Google assistant, you can change that in your phone settings. For me it came up as "side button" Cause why the hell would anyone want to long press the power button for anything other than power settings? 021
IKEI art studio @ikei.bsky.social · 23/06/2025I get a popup to turn Gemini on at the most random moments when I'm using my phone (like, literally when I'm typing a message) and it's always multiple times a day. It's a miracle I havent accidentally clicked the "activate" button yet. They really did their best to be as annoying as possible. 100
Scorcagon @scorcagon.bsky.social · 23/06/2025You can also adjust the sidebar settings to turn the power button back into the power button. 030
Jernej Virag @virag.si · 27/06/2025You can also just completely disable "Google" app as a whole and you'll save on the battery. 121
Sorien @sorien.bsky.social · 23/06/2025'my pfp'... What is that? I /barely/ use my phone for anything other than calls and the extremely rare text. SO I dunno what that is? 100
Nuvie @ BLFC @nuvie.tv · 22/06/2025Gemini is fucking useless. I told my Google speaker to dismiss my alarm and Gemini cancelled all my future alarms and reminders. When I asked why it did that, it apologized, defined "dismiss" (verb) and said it was happy to help. 0122
Leader Won’t Draw @thedudeabided.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Sorry for the dumb question but I’m on an iPhone with the latest iOS and don’t see Gemini when I go to Settings. Def user error on my part, but any idea what I’m doing wrong? 231
Jai @jaitsu.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Any good way to stop the "tRy GeMiNi" nag popups every time you use regular assistant for anything while it's turned off?? 031
Mike Batho @recliningpair.bsky.social · 22/06/2025I tell a lie, it did work, just a slightly different route 😀 110
Musca domestica @musca-domestica.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Theoretically works on OnePlus, but not in Finnish, because Assistant is not supported 😞 There's an option to turn off in device's default apps though (Settings app), which I found with the tip to add Firefox as default. I added FF, 'cause I don't trust the 'nothing' option to work 😬 100
Foíβos Apóλλon 🇺🇦 @daeighve.bsky.social · 22/06/2025What I'm confused about is that don't y'all use the power button for.... Power??? Like I set that shit to be the power menu and not that assistant shit. 010
nochi but spooky @nochiquinn.bsky.social · 23/06/2025📌for when I inevitably have to take it off my dad's phone 010
✨Stars✨ getting through it @starsthemutt.bsky.social · 22/06/2025OMG thank you! I hope I can get it to work, I have a Google Pixel 🙃 120
Codename: Orion🌟WRN Vtuber @codenameorion.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Am I tripping or is there no Gemini setting in my version of the app? Is this a difference between iOS and Android and I’m forced to put up with this or am I blind? 120
Quilo Wisp @quilowisp.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Have a Nokia that has a dedicated Google Assistant button, but that means it can be disabled in the system settings (not Google settings). But this post had me double check and they had enabled Gemini even though I had it disabled previously. 1112
FearRanger ΘΔ 🔞🏳️🌈 (She/Her) @fearranger.bsky.social · 14/09/2025Samsung Galaxy user, managed to find it! Christ that assistant settings menu has way too many options. 110
𝕄-𝔸-𝕍-𝔼-ℝ-𝕀-ℂ @maveric.bsky.social · 14/09/2025I haven't had issues with Assistant personally but I do have it connected to my lights. So it's been fine at least for that function in my case. 110
Nugget @nuggetthenonbiner.bsky.social · 23/06/2025I seem to lack a Google app. I also have not seen any signs of A. I. on my Android? 110
Kinzu Uramesh 🖊️ @kinzu.bsky.social · 22/06/2025So I get to "Gemini" in the Google App's settings, but then when I tap on that, it opens a page in Firefox that just gives a 404 error. Anyone know what's going on in here? Weird that I can't even open a settings menu. 151
Gordon Vincent He/Him @gordonvincent.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Did it. We'll see how/if it works... 110
Alison Sampson MCM London AA A-02 @alisonsampson.bsky.social · 22/06/2025it also works on google phones. not in quite the same way but one can infer it. thanks! 110
Pluto @plutesboots.northsky.social · 24/06/2025See, I went the scorched earth way and used ADB and command prompt to annihilate it lol 131
Erix Summerdown 🔞 @erixsummerdown.bsky.social · 22/06/2025I had the google app disabled years ago. Was that enough? Every other setting I've fiddled with to get rid of as much snooping as I can. I'd rather not download hundreds of mgs to update an app I trimmed when i first got thie phone. 120
GeneEra @genesisera.bsky.social · 22/06/2025okay now how do i remove it on my second-hand iphone x 031
Bart @datban.bsky.social · 22/06/2025I'll need to check other models, but on my phone which is a new OnePlus. Go to Settings, Accessibility & convenience, then under the other category, power button Option is there for what to do when the power button is held, as an addition to what's in this Tumblr post. 031
Damienstarry0w0🩷💜💙💚💛🧡❤️ @damienstarry0w0.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Did this but "ai mode" was still in the top of searches so if you have ublock origin add this to the filters and it should remove it ! Google - Hide the "AI Mode" tab www.google.*##[role="navigation"] [role="list"]>[role="listitem"]:has([href^="/search"][href*="&udm=50"]) 097
anonymouse.myatproto.social @anonymouse.myatproto.social · 29/06/2025If you have a Pixel, just install GrapheneOS. 163
Alkuuda🔜NFC2027 @notarealowl.hoot.gay · 24/06/2025Works on Nothingphone. Thank you so much for this. You really know something is a desired feature when you have to make disabling it borderline impossible lol 011
SpecsChic: Show me cats! I love real specs, not perve glasses! @specschic.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Thank you very much 000
Commodore — Vic/Todd/& 🏳️⚧️ @kinktodd.com · 22/06/2025For those who use a Google Workspace account for something like a personal domain name, it's also possible to disable Gemini for the whole domain, which forces all users back to the traditional Assistant. 000
Rosemary • Stained Glass Artist @breadsticc.art · 21/06/2025Already did this, but thank you so much for sharing anyway! Everyone needs to turn this crap off 😤 140
Lady Diana @diane-chasseresse.bsky.social · 27/06/2025The Best Way to avoid Google AI is not to use Google 042
Badass HUMAN Holding A Burger @impulse265.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Still can’t disable the stupid youtube short stuff on youtube though. They actually removed the ability to under the pretence that it was a bug…. 140
🔞FriezaReturns00001👉🍑💯 @mlgfreezypop.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Does this apply for android users? Anyone test this? 010
Seacat17 @seacat17.bsky.social · 22/06/2025I completely removed any assistants from my phone. I don't need any goddamn assistants. 130
Max 🏳️⚧️ 💛🤍💜🖤 @mcapple.net · 12/08/2025For removing google AI, search aggregators like SearXNG work amazingly. By the program's very nature it doesnt log anything and there's a good amount of public instances as well searx.spacesearx.spaceSearXNG instancesOnline and offline instances 122
Punished Mob 🔞🇺🇦 🐍🟨⬛Ⓐ @punishedmob.bsky.social · 25/06/2025This is well and good but it's still embedded and a complete privacy concern. 130
P-boten Anna @sockeranna.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Wow, that was unecessarily hard. Thank you for the walkthrough 🙏 040
Papa Mac @itspapamac.bsky.social · 22/06/2025I'm holding onto the Google Assistant until they pry it from me. 010
Ya Boy Adam 🍂 #ShezSweep @forsythfan.bsky.social · 22/06/2025I'm on an S20 model and disabled the voice assistant and other google features a year before this massive push of Gemini, but handy to know if I have to move to a newer phone model. Holidng my power button only asks about reboot/power down options and holding my home button does nothing 000
Celestial Waifu @complexabel.bsky.social · 22/06/2025It worked on pixel!!!!!! ❤️ 😭 ❤️ 😭 ❤️ 😭 ❤️ 😭 ❤️ 😭 030
Tia | Tiagy @tiagybara.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Aw i followed this but all the ai stuff that was driving me insane is still there. I have gemini symbols on copy/paste menu, on keyboard by emojis and it replaced smart select so i cant take cropped screenshots anymore 😭 121
RikuNKMR @rikunkmr.bsky.social · 22/06/2025📌 turn off google aimedia.tenor.commr. potato head is talking to three toy story aliens and says you have saved our lives we are eternally gratefulALT: mr. potato head is talking to three toy story aliens and says you have saved our lives we are eternally grateful 170
🇵🇭🧸🐼 ℡™ミスターパンダブーム玄笑顏无双凰战斗力仙™℡🐼🧸🇵🇭 @misterpandaboom.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Some can do it. Would it mean ending up like Skynet? 010
Steve Morton - 🔜 AdvX, London, 7-8 November @pvbuk.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Silly question: what’s a ‘pfp’? 210
Maple Pony @maplepony.bsky.social · 22/06/2025So does the power button just not work as a power button anymore...? How do you power your device if not by holding that? 210
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