New AI features are making their way to your Gmail inbox. Here's how to turn off Gemini in Gmail and why you should.
  • In your Gmail app, go to Settings.
  • Select your Gmail address.
  • Clear the Smart features checkbox.
  • Go to Google Workspace smart features.
  • Clear the checkboxes for: Smart features in Google Workspace, Smart features in other Google products
  • If you have more Gmail accounts, repeat these steps for each one.
  • Turning off Gemini in Gmail also disables basic, long-standing features like spellchecking, which predate AI assistants. This design choice discourages opting out and shows how valuable your AI-processed data is for Google.

This has finally gotten me to take steps to deGoogle my email, Fastmail trial underway.

  • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    8·
    2 days ago

    Don’t use gmail?

    From all things in the modern world, E-Mail is the easiest to have for yourself.

    • Taldan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      19 hours ago

      I’ve been using Proton for years, 100% would recommend

      That being said, I have had to use my gmail a couple times over the years because some sites do not accept an email address unless it’s from one of the top few email providers. It’s fucked

      • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        4·
        16 hours ago

        I went one step further and use my own domain where I can freely choose my hosting provider.

        So far I havent had an issue with sites accepting my domain (and it’s not a very common one to start with).
        The only issue I have faced so far is with some sites seemingly unable to fathom how one would want to switch their email.
        Looking at you IoI Interactive