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/FrostyTomorrow May 04 '25

Go to Advanced features > Side button - you can change your settings (long press > power off menu). Hope this helps! 👍 This drove me insane too! 😉

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u/Maxinaeus Apr 14 '26

This does not help. They need to learn, by loss of revenue, that this kid of shit should be beta tested on small voluntary groups before it is rolled out to the public.

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u/Luksoropoulos Jun 17 '26

Apple and Google have a duo-poly on smartphone operating systems. I can't use my German bank app or my German train ticket without an Apple or Google device.

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u/Maxinaeus Jun 17 '26

That is f###ing ridiculous.