Thinking of trying the latest Gemini model? Be aware that it is almost impossible to disable the “Gemini in Docs” and “Gemini in Gmail” services once you have purchased a Google One AI Premium plan.
Edit:
Spent 20 minutes trying to track down a button to turn it off before reaching out to support.
A support person from Google told me that as I’d purchased the plan there was literally no way to disable having Gemini in my inbox and docs.
Even cancelling my subscription would keep the service going until the end of the current billing period.
But despite what support told me, I resolved the issue. Account > Data and privacy > “Delete a Google service” and then I deleted my Google One account. No more Gemini in inbox and my account on the Gemini app seems to have reverted to a free user account.
I imagine this “solution” won’t be feasible if you use Google One for anything else (file storage).
Having a second Google account specifically for AI stuff seems like a straightforward solution to this? That’s what I do, at least. Switching between them is easy.
Thinking of trying the latest Gemini model? Be aware that it is almost impossible to disable the “Gemini in Docs” and “Gemini in Gmail” services once you have purchased a Google One AI Premium plan.
Edit:
Spent 20 minutes trying to track down a button to turn it off before reaching out to support.
A support person from Google told me that as I’d purchased the plan there was literally no way to disable having Gemini in my inbox and docs.
Even cancelling my subscription would keep the service going until the end of the current billing period.
But despite what support told me, I resolved the issue. Account > Data and privacy > “Delete a Google service” and then I deleted my Google One account. No more Gemini in inbox and my account on the Gemini app seems to have reverted to a free user account.
I imagine this “solution” won’t be feasible if you use Google One for anything else (file storage).
Having a second Google account specifically for AI stuff seems like a straightforward solution to this? That’s what I do, at least. Switching between them is easy.