Hate Gemini in Messages? Google might allow you to turn it off (APK teardow

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Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority

• A teardown of the latest Google Messages beta shows evidence of a Gemini toggle.
• Theoretically, this would allow you to turn Gemini off in Messages without affecting your wider system.
• Its also possible finer customization of Gemini could come to this section of Messages.

Last week, we did an APK teardown of the Google Messages app and found that Google might be putting Gemini front and center with a new floating action button (FAB) taking you directly to a Gemini conversation. If you saw that and thought that was a bit much, it looks like Google might allow you to disable Gemini in Messages — or at least diminish its presence.

In the latest Messages beta (messages.android_20240613_00_RC00), we see some placeholder text that heavily suggests a new page of settings related to Gemini could be on the way. Check out how it looks so far (activated with flags) in the image below:




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