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Gemini Can Access Your Android Phone's Other Apps, Unless You Stop It - Here's How

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If you're serious about your privacy and the integrity of your data, you might want to consider taking action against Gemini; otherwise, it'll have more access to apps than you might care for.

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Google's Gemini artificial intelligence has access to Android users' sensitive data such as phone calls, text messages, and WhatsApp by default. It is enabled by default and is cumbersome to disable. Users need to manually cancel all application permissions or disable Gemini. The use of sensitive data without consent has raised privacy concerns.

A few days ago, Google started sending its users a worrying email announcing that Gemini is going to start controlling some of the mobile apps, such as the Messages app, WhatsApp or “other device utilities.” All of this, although the function of Gemini’s activity in apps, which allows the AI to access apps, is disabled. Today, the company has begun to activate this function to all the world and in all territories where Gemini is available. It ha…

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Google's AI Gemini now accesses apps like WhatsApp even though you have disabled it, Google's message has caused confusion among users and, in some cases, has scared them. Google has brought an important update to its Gemini artificial intelligence, allowing it to access and connect to third-party applications such as WhatsApp, Messages and Phone, even if users have deactivated it. In addition, the information collected by Gemini is...

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Developpez.com broke the news in on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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