You can disable Gemini in Gmail but there’s a hidden cost

Google is becoming one of the leaders of Artificial Intelligence technology. The Gemini assistant is present in several platforms from the company and thousands of users give thanks for it. However, there are those who think that Gemini is not that necessary.

If you prefer to skip Gemini features, there’s a possibility to disable the assistant. Take into account that Gemini appears as Gmail manager, Docs editor and even In the Drive cloud service. It’s even one of the tools in the Chrome web browsing experience. In this article you can learn how to disable Gemini in certain services and platforms from Google.

Disable Gemini AI features in Google services and platforms

The steps to disable Gemini are relatively easy. You can do it from Gmail and the change will take effect in a great deal of platforms and services from Google. However, you need to know that certain negative aspects can appear if you disable the assistant.

1. First go to your e-mail manager main screen.
2. Click on your profile image on the upper right corner.
3. Go to the General tab and look for the Smart features section.
4. You can uncheck the box that enables Gmail, Chat and Meet smart features.
5. You can also disable smart features in the rest of Google platforms by clicking on Manage Smart features from the Settings screen in Workspace. You will find a new windows with AI features related to search engines and Gemini.

The problems with Gemini disablement

The disadvantage of disabling Gemini is that you will lose some of the basic features of Gmail. For example, automatic order of inboxes and automatic advanced orthographic corrections will shut off. If you have been using them for quite some time, it can feel awkward.

Visually, the Gemini button will still appear in Docs, Sheets, Drive and other platforms, but you won’t be able to activate any feature until you go to Settings again.