@Tutanota Dans la partie Gmail, la formulation prête à confusion "Cliquez pour désactiver" Il vaudrait mieux "Décochez la case si elle est cochée". Merci !

@Tutanota To skip potential UX variants this direct link https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#settings/general may be a good starting point.
(& don't use evil G's services at all!)

#howTo

@Tutanota To skip potential UX variants this direct link https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#settings/general may be a good starting point.

#howTo

@Tutanota You can just...not use google services

@Tutanota

@Tutanota
I have tried this several times on different days and even weeks. The places I'm supposed to go do not exist on my phone. I'm still getting Gemini and I can't turn the damn thing off.

@Tutanota I already turned off smart features, anticipating this.

Only use my gmail for trash and unimportant logins though at least

@Tutanota Unfortunately the Gemini star icon remains active so you can accidentally click on it.

It's a problem on the small top area of the Gmail app on an iphone

@Tutanota I never asked and said NO to unsolicited AI garbage I don't want to use on my electronic devices. American big tech companies have become techno-fascist virus nowadays, so I moved away from Google services and switched to @fdroidorg . Early next year I'll leave Android for the privacy-focused /e/OS mobile system to leave in peace. Keep fighting for privacy and freedom everyone!

@Tutanota opt-out must be illegal.

@Tutanota I am running my own mail server based on @doncow - but: You should know what you are doing.

@Tutanota
I checked my settings today as I had looked to make sureit was off a while ago. Still off, so they aren't switching it on for people already opted out.

@Tutanota Thanks for reminding. I am afraid these toggles are just make believe. They have your data on their servers and already used it for Gemini crap behind the scenes.
And none of the alternatives is safe as long as billions of people continue to use gmail blindly.
Every mail you sent/receive to/from gmail is a door wide open.
No other option then to block all traffic from gmail accounts.

@Tutanota Anyone who thinks Google gonna honor that setting its a fool.

Google will keep raping everything you put on their servers, like they have being doing forever.

@Tutanota Will share the link with family who need to hear it from "someone else".

Had to go Proton for all bc every time I attempted to sign up w Tuta for a account (paid annually after sign-up) I was flagged as potential abuser. With VPN. W/O VPN. Multiple devices, IPs, and browsers over a two-month period. 🤷🏻

That said, I still appreciate what you do. Disappointing to not have been able to sign up and pay. 💰 Maybe fix that. -Random midwestern parent who likes privacy and technology 👍

@Tutanota second toot about this today - how is this "breaking" when I already switched it all off the last time it was "breaking" two or three months ago?

(I verified it's all still off...)

@Tutanota Wow, that’s concerning. Thanks for the warning. Most people won’t even notice Gemini was switched on automatically. Really appreciate you breaking this down and showing how to disable it. Sharing this! ❤️

@Tutanota @LivBu

@Tutanota OK but how do I disable automatic translation on your article so I can read it in plain English instead of sloppy French? :/

@Tutanota hmm I see no changes in my settings. I guess if you already disabled these, they just stay the same.

@Tutanota all my critical informations are stored with @Tutanota. All what remains in my gmail is basically junk I can lose without blinking. It's money well spent.

@Tutanota To be fair, that setting exists already for quite a while (and I've turned it off ages ago on my gmail account). Good to remind people to check once in a while whether it's still turned off, but it's not like they did this yesterday.

Here's the post from january 2025 about exactly this interface.

https://workspace.google.com/blog/product-announcements/updated-smart-feature-settings-give-users-increased-choice-and-control

@Tutanota I am a bit lost. Are you actually saying that Gemini could access third parties apps, like Whatsapp and things like that? What about the encryption, then? Sorry, I am not very smart in this field, just trying to learn!

@Tutanota if you redirect gmail account to, say, thunderbird or vivaldi, is it safe from this?

@Tutanota just pass to Tuta easy solution

@Tutanota I haven't used Gmail for months so I don't even care anymore. I deleted the Gmail app by using Canta app. I'm not gonna install it again on my Android just to change some settings

@Tutanota Even in the EU/UK, There’s a screen where you have to decline Google’s “smart” shit before getting to the app. Bastards.

@Tutanota
It wasn't activated for me but it's good to know where the setting is 😄

@Tutanota #boycottgoogle completely