Re: Google nag to turn Discover on

Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote:

On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:19:16 -0700, Stan Brown wrote:

 
Google Pixel 8a phone, Android 15

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I googled when I first noticed this problem a few weeks ago, but came
up empty. I tried again, after posting my followup to Vanguard's
article, and this time I got some ideas from this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_ubt2sFO1A

 
1. Long-press on the home screen -- not Google's home screen, the
phone's home screen. Tap "Home settings".
 
2. Disable "Swipe to access Google app". (I tend to slide a little
bit when tapping on my phone screen, so maybe I'd been unknowingly
swiping enough to open the Google app a third of the time.)

  Well, if you still had your/a Samsung phone, you wouldn't have had
this problem! :-) (Sorry, couldn't resist.)

  To be [f|F]rank, a Samsung phone has a similar, equally annoying
(default) setting: Accidental right swipe opens 'Samsung Free').

  As we say in our country, you get bitten, either by the dog or the
cat.

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