Just when I was thinking about getting an Android phone (ofcourse, I'd degoogle it - but then this is like playing whack a mole). Guess I'll just get an old OnePlus 6t or Sony Xperia and install Sailfish OS on it instead.
I don't love iOS but boy I'm glad I switched to an iPhone recently.
I didn't think that I would be happy that I run de-googled Android so soon.
It says right in the popup alert message screenshot how to turn it off.
I'm glad I have automatic updates disabled
If you install an app whose role it is to "use your phone in your stead with AI for free" you don't have the right to act worried about privacy.
I'm all for hating Google or whatever but this just sounds like they're finally giving Gemini all the missing Google Assistant parts. You know so you can tell the damn thing to do things like add a new todo to todoist. Basic shit that worked years ago before Gemini broke it all and made it only work with Google's own apps in a monopolistic fashion Apple would be proud of.
What's confusing about disabling any Gemini integrations in your apps? Don't want Gemini to access todoist? Turn it off or deny the permission or whatever. So scary. This is basic Android 101.