{
  "id": 302823,
  "title": "How to Disable Gemini in Gmail and Google Docs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/how-to-disable-gemini-in-gmail-and-google-docs",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-08T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Wired",
    "slug": "wired",
    "url": "https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-disable-the-gemini-ai-features-in-gmail-and-google-docs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google has introduced a new Gemini bar in Google Docs, accessible to some users. This feature can be hidden by clicking Gemini in the menu bar and selecting Turn off the Bottom bar preferences. However, for a more comprehensive AI-free experience, users can disable Gmail's AI features through settings or employ a Chrome extension called Bye Bye Gemini. This extension removes all AI elements from Google's productivity tools, including Docs, by using CSS to render them invisible. While some users appreciate the option to avoid AI, others prefer alternatives like Claude, ChatGPT, or locally hosted Ollama setups. Google may reconsider its approach, so better AI hiding options could be forthcoming.",
  "summary": "New AI toolbars and prompts are showing up in Google Docs and Gmail. If you don’t want Gemini’s help in writing documents and emails, here’s how to turn that stuff off.",
  "key_points": [
    "Gemini bar in Docs can be hidden via menu preferences.",
    "Bye Bye Gemini Chrome extension removes AI elements.",
    "Users may explore alternatives like Claude or locally hosted Ollama."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "TechCentral",
        "title": "Google’s Gemini leadership team has left the building",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/googles-gemini-leadership-team-has-left-the-building",
        "published": "2026-08-06T08:50:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "Is Google Gemini trained on Google docs? One indie developer thinks so, after it told players about his unreleased game plans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/is-google-gemini-trained-on-google-docs-one-indie-developer-thinks-so",
        "published": "2026-08-06T16:36:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Google",
        "title": "Google Chrome starts rolling out updated navigation bar with Gemini button on Android [Gallery]",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/google-chrome-starts-rolling-out-updated-navigation-bar-with-gemini",
        "published": "2026-08-06T16:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Google Blog",
        "title": "How Gemini plans such detailed vacation itineraries for you",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/how-gemini-plans-such-detailed-vacation-itineraries-for-you",
        "published": "2026-08-06T18:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "Google’s making it easier to get to Gemini from Chrome on Android",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/googles-making-it-easier-to-get-to-gemini-from-chrome-on-android",
        "published": "2026-08-06T18:37:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Android Police",
        "title": "Google Sheets' new Gemini feature finally made me understand my finances",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/google-sheets-new-gemini-feature-finally-made-me-understand-my",
        "published": "2026-08-07T12:15:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "Google's AI somehow knew a game secret that existed only in a private Google Doc",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/googles-ai-somehow-knew-a-game-secret-that-existed-only-in-a-private",
        "published": "2026-08-07T13:08:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Post",
        "title": "Google Maps expands Gemini into everyday tasks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/google-maps-expands-gemini-into-everyday-tasks",
        "published": "2026-08-07T18:47:27.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}