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Cuthbert Allgood

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16. Nobody has hijacked anything.

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 09:56 PM

Jul 2

As noted above, all the changes from the update can be customized to how you want it. It's not an Apple where you are locked to what they want. If you don't want to go to the links above, a simple Google search will tell you how to make the changes you want. OR, you could ask the AI on your phone how to do it and it will also tell you.

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so the AI gang at google have hijacked my android phone and disabled the on/off button on the side. [View all] msongs Jul 2 OP

Ai should be illegal. SheltieLover Jul 2 #1

What in the world are you talking about? Why would they pick on you personally? Srkdqltr Jul 2 #2

reboot it... n/t SonOfNebanaube Jul 2 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author anciano Jul 2 #4

My spouse's phone came set that way. Ms. Toad Jul 2 #5

the power button on the side is disabled and when you push it gemini AI comes up. it is on all android devices msongs Jul 2 #6

Try pressing the volume down button at the same time SilasSouleII Jul 2 #7

nope. gooogle has disabled that function msongs Jul 2 #11

From this discussion on Reddit ... rog Jul 2 #8

Nothing to do with AI. It's just an Android update JCMach1 Jul 2 #9

It's just the Samsung update, you can change it obamanut2012 Jul 2 #10

how msongs Jul 2 #12

See my post above, re: the reddit discussion ... detailed instruction. rog Jul 2 #13

This might help a little. I disabled it yesterday but you also have to change the side button settings vanessa_ca Jul 2 #15

Thank you for this. Just changed my phone. Liberal In Texas Jul 2 #17

thanks for the effort. got rid of gemini. now when I press side button nothing happens lol so msongs Jul 2 #18

Side button under Advanced Features? vanessa_ca Jul 3 #21

I have found Google AI to be a useful anciano Jul 2 #14

it will not let me turn my phone off/on using the side power button. far as I can tell the side button is totally msongs Jul 2 #19

Nobody has hijacked anything. Cuthbert Allgood Jul 2 #16

guess I will take it into t mobile and ask if they can fix it. grrrrr nt msongs Jul 2 #20