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

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• 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.
• It’s also possible finer customization of Gemini could come to this section of Messages.

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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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