Learn how to disable the Gemini Google Assistant from launching when you press the power button with this quick and easy tutorial. The video shows you where to find the gesture and assistant settings, how to turn off the power-button shortcut, and how to prevent accidental activations. Perfect for users who want more control over their smartphone and a smoother, interruption-free experience.
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In this video, I'm going to show you how
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In this video, I'm going to show you how
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In this video, I'm going to show you how you can disable Gemini Google Assistant
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you can disable Gemini Google Assistant
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you can disable Gemini Google Assistant launch by long pressing your power
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launch by long pressing your power
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launch by long pressing your power button or home button. So, if you are
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button or home button. So, if you are
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button or home button. So, if you are encountering a challenge or a problem
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encountering a challenge or a problem
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encountering a challenge or a problem whereby each and every time you long
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whereby each and every time you long
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whereby each and every time you long press your power button or accidentally
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press your power button or accidentally
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press your power button or accidentally long press your home button, then you're
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long press your home button, then you're
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long press your home button, then you're not alone. This is an issue that many
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not alone. This is an issue that many
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not alone. This is an issue that many people are facing. I'll show you how you
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people are facing. I'll show you how you
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people are facing. I'll show you how you can disable this. As you can see, I've
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can disable this. As you can see, I've
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can disable this. As you can see, I've just long pressed this home button and
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just long pressed this home button and
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just long pressed this home button and it launched Gemini. And also if I go
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it launched Gemini. And also if I go
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it launched Gemini. And also if I go ahead and long press on power button
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ahead and long press on power button
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ahead and long press on power button here and the same will happen. It will
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here and the same will happen. It will
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here and the same will happen. It will launch Google assistant. Let me show you
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launch Google assistant. Let me show you
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launch Google assistant. Let me show you how you can disable this functions. If
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how you can disable this functions. If
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how you can disable this functions. If you find this video helpful, please like
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you find this video helpful, please like and subscribe to this channel. All
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and subscribe to this channel. All
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and subscribe to this channel. All right. So first to disable this function
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right. So first to disable this function
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right. So first to disable this function on our button go ahead and look for
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on our button go ahead and look for
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on our button go ahead and look for settings and keep in mind this will not
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settings and keep in mind this will not
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settings and keep in mind this will not affect the use of Gemini app. So each
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affect the use of Gemini app. So each
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affect the use of Gemini app. So each and every time you want to use Gemini,
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and every time you want to use Gemini,
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and every time you want to use Gemini, you will not launch it using the
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you will not launch it using the
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you will not launch it using the shortcuts, but you'll just have to go to
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shortcuts, but you'll just have to go to
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shortcuts, but you'll just have to go to the app. So if you go to settings to
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the app. So if you go to settings to
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the app. So if you go to settings to disable this on power button, scroll
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disable this on power button, scroll
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disable this on power button, scroll down until you see the additional
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down until you see the additional
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down until you see the additional settings option. And under additional
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settings option. And under additional
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settings option. And under additional settings, go to guest chair shortcuts.
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settings, go to guest chair shortcuts.
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settings, go to guest chair shortcuts. Under guest chair shortcuts, go to
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Under guest chair shortcuts, go to
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Under guest chair shortcuts, go to launch Google assistance, you can see
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launch Google assistance, you can see
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launch Google assistance, you can see here we have this option. We are to
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here we have this option. We are to
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here we have this option. We are to press and hold the power button for 0.5
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press and hold the power button for 0.5
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press and hold the power button for 0.5 seconds to launch Google Assistant. And
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seconds to launch Google Assistant. And
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seconds to launch Google Assistant. And this option is currently turned on.
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this option is currently turned on.
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this option is currently turned on. Meaning each and every time I long press
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Meaning each and every time I long press
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Meaning each and every time I long press power button, it will launch Google
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power button, it will launch Google
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power button, it will launch Google Assistant. To turn it off, go ahead and
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Assistant. To turn it off, go ahead and
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Assistant. To turn it off, go ahead and toggle this off. And this will disable
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toggle this off. And this will disable
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toggle this off. And this will disable this function. Now if I go ahead and try
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this function. Now if I go ahead and try
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this function. Now if I go ahead and try to long press on power button, it will
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to long press on power button, it will
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to long press on power button, it will not launch Google Assistant. Now the
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not launch Google Assistant. Now the
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not launch Google Assistant. Now the next one we want to disable for home
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next one we want to disable for home
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next one we want to disable for home button. You can see in as much as power
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button. You can see in as much as power
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button. You can see in as much as power button can't launch Google Assistant,
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button can't launch Google Assistant,
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button can't launch Google Assistant, the home button still has this ability
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the home button still has this ability
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the home button still has this ability to disable this on home button. Again go
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to disable this on home button. Again go
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to disable this on home button. Again go to settings and this time around look
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to settings and this time around look
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to settings and this time around look for the option called home screen. Now
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for the option called home screen. Now
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for the option called home screen. Now under home screen go to system
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under home screen go to system
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under home screen go to system navigation and under this you can see
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navigation and under this you can see
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navigation and under this you can see system navigation buttons. Tap on it and
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system navigation buttons. Tap on it and
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system navigation buttons. Tap on it and scroll down here and you should see
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scroll down here and you should see
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scroll down here and you should see button shortcuts. If you tap on it we
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button shortcuts. If you tap on it we
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button shortcuts. If you tap on it we have button shortcuts for various
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have button shortcuts for various
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have button shortcuts for various functions. And on top of the list is
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functions. And on top of the list is
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functions. And on top of the list is long press the home button to launch
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long press the home button to launch
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long press the home button to launch Google Assistant. You can see it is
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Google Assistant. You can see it is
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Google Assistant. You can see it is currently on. To turn it off, go ahead
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currently on. To turn it off, go ahead
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currently on. To turn it off, go ahead and choose none here. And that will
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and choose none here. And that will
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and choose none here. And that will disable automatic launch of Google
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disable automatic launch of Google
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disable automatic launch of Google Assistant by long pressing home button.
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Assistant by long pressing home button.
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Assistant by long pressing home button. So let me go ahead and try long pressing
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So let me go ahead and try long pressing
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So let me go ahead and try long pressing the home button and see if this will
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the home button and see if this will
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the home button and see if this will launch Google Assistant. And now look at
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launch Google Assistant. And now look at
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launch Google Assistant. And now look at that. However much I long press on it,
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that. However much I long press on it,
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that. However much I long press on it, it won't launch Google Assistant.
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it won't launch Google Assistant.
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it won't launch Google Assistant. Alternatively, you can also go to
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Alternatively, you can also go to
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Alternatively, you can also go to settings and instead of going through
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settings and instead of going through
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settings and instead of going through the process, just search for Google
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the process, just search for Google
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the process, just search for Google Assistance. And you can see we have this
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Assistance. And you can see we have this
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Assistance. And you can see we have this option launch Google Assistant. It is
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option launch Google Assistant. It is
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option launch Google Assistant. It is currently turned off. Make sure it is.
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currently turned off. Make sure it is.
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currently turned off. Make sure it is. So, so that's how you can disable Gemini
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So, so that's how you can disable Gemini
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So, so that's how you can disable Gemini Google Assistant launch on your Android
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Google Assistant launch on your Android
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Google Assistant launch on your Android smartphone. If you have any other
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smartphone. If you have any other
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smartphone. If you have any other question, kindly let me know in the
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question, kindly let me know in the
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question, kindly let me know in the comment section. Otherwise, thanks for
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comment section. Otherwise, thanks for
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comment section. Otherwise, thanks for watching and let's meet in the next
