The AI overview is the first result from a Google search in North America. It's not exactly Gemini but definitely sourced from Gemini. And this happens on browsers and machines where I'm not logged into my Google account.
replyIf you use google search from a browser to get this. Then it's not being forced on you. Stop using it.
reply> Is it really forcing itself on your this much?
replyFor my tastes, an emphatic "yes". I mean, it's an annoyance and not disastrous, but sheesh. It's a huge annoyance. Not just Google. Microsoft is arguably even worse.
>For my tastes, an emphatic "yes". I mean, it's an annoyance and not disastrous, but sheesh. It's a huge annoyance. Not just Google. Microsoft is arguably even worse.
replyDo you have a pixel?
Because from my samsung point of view, it's not forcing itself on me at all.
I was actually talking about desktop and SaaS, not smartphone.
replyThe Samsung experience is a lot better in this regard right now, yes. I haven't had Gemini forced on me on my phone, just in Google apps and websites.
replyYes, in Google Workspace it's shoving itself at me continually.
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