Ask HN: How to turn off Gemini crap in Gmail?
10 points - yesterday at 9:11 PM
After months of saying no to gemini popup, Evil google has finally shown it on my mailbox. I don't like it. Anyone has found how to turn it off?
dlcarrier
yesterday at 9:47 PM
Use an IMAP client. There's multiple available for both mobile and desktop operating systems. You'll need to turn IMAP on in the settings menu of the Gmail web page, and for clients that don't support OAuth2, you'll need to create application-specific passwords, in the Google Accounts web page.
As an added bonus, pretty much every IMAP client is faster, has more reliable notifications, and better usability/accessibility than Google's web interface and mobile applications.
b3ing
yesterday at 11:19 PM
I doubt they will offer a way, they need free training material since you use their βfreeβ product
slater
yesterday at 9:26 PM
Had the same question, lmk if you find the magical "off" switch
edit: apparently it's turning into a bit of a disaster for Google, cos everyone wants it off:
https://bsky.app/profile/litbowl.bsky.social/post/3lfvlw656x...
kevingadd
yesterday at 10:01 PM
Workspace admins have a bunch of Gemini checkboxes but none of them actually seem to disable Gemini.
lurn_mor
yesterday at 11:51 PM
They're making it a forced upgrade so they can charge more for email accounts. +$2/user/month is what they want for Gemini.