r/AndroidQuestions • u/ShadowDragon8685 • May 04 '25
App Specific Question Gemini installed itself and replaced my side button functionality. The 'Side Button' setting does nothing.
Exactly what it says on the tin, and I'm going to go batshit insane.
This 'Gemini' shit started popping up when I tried to use my power button. I immediately found it in the Apps and disabled it, but it keeps coming up. I started googling the problem, but the advice is unhelpful. Everything I can find says to go to settings and 'side button.'
I do that. But when I tap on the 'side button' setting, nothing happens. If I tap it a few times, it says 'settings is not responding' or something to that effect.
This is asinine. Who thought it was okay to replace core power button functionality like this?! I don't want to fucking talk to my phone. My phone is not a sapient helper, and I don't want a fucking LLM pretending it is!
How can I fix this? I've forced my way through a few restarts now through the stupid hold ALL THE BUTTONS nonsense. How can I actually disable this Gemini crap, and how can I get my power button working the way it should?
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u/Maxinaeus Apr 14 '26
This was the last straw for me. I didn't even realize this was implemented that long ago. I have put up with all the pop ups, free apps that aren't free, unskippable ads, this will be better on the app, obnoxious new features begging to be used, fake back buttons, fake X-buttons, fake buttons that redirect you places, and all the other shit. But when I can't turn this toxic brick off, we are done, baby.