How to Disable Gemini in Gmail and Google Docs
| Source: Wired AI
Tags: Google, Gemini, Gmail, Google Docs, Google Workspace
Wired how-to guide on hiding or disabling Gemini AI features in Google Docs and Gmail. Key options: hide the Docs bottom bar via the Gemini menu, toggle off Smart Features in Gmail settings, or install a Chrome extension. Google Workspace users must wait for an IT admin to make changes.
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Google has been rolling out a large Gemini bar at the bottom of Google Docs and expanding AI prompts in Gmail, sometimes without clearly communicating the change to users. This Wired guide provides step-by-step instructions for hiding or disabling these features. For Google Docs, the fastest fix is clicking Gemini in the menu bar, hovering over Bottom bar preferences, and selecting Turn off. To disable AI features more broadly, users can toggle off Smart features in Gmail settings — though this also disables autocorrect, smart compose, smart reply, nudges, and spellcheck, which is a broader trade-off than users might expect. A Chrome extension offers a more targeted approach if the Gmail toggle doesn't work. Google Workspace users on company accounts cannot change these settings themselves — that requires an IT administrator. The article contains no news about new Google AI capabilities.