Re: Google nag to turn Discover on

Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote:

Google Pixel 8a phone, Android 15
 
I've had this phone since the first week of December, and one of the
first things I did was to turn off Discover. I can live quite well
without being served up clickbait in "my" feed, which was created by
Google not me.
 
Google's retaliation: About one time in three when I tap any icon to
open an app, instead of getting whatever I tapped for, I get a panel
brusquely telling me to turn Discover back on. I swipe right and
retap the icon I wanted.
 
This is annoying. Is there a way to turn off not only Discover but
the nags to turn it on? I couldn't find anything in settings for the
phone or for the Google app.

Google app settings -> General settings -> Discover

Is that still disabled?  After disabling, make sure to stop the Google
app, so it isn't sitting in the background still using its old settings.
When you then next load the Google app, are there still Discover stories
in the Google app's window?

If the unidentified apps are merely web-centric interfaces to a web
site, perhaps you need to ensure the Google app is not opening a web
page instead of whatever web browser you chose.

Google app settings -> General settings -> Open web pages in the app

Since your phone likely connects to your Google account, go to
google.com (and signin), click your account picture, More settings, and
then Other settings.  Disable "Show Discover on home page."