“You have to manually turn off Smart Features in the Setting menu in TWO locations.”via Associated Press Despite being automatically opted in, you don't need to consent to sharing your data. For example, we use publicly available information to help train Google’s AI models and build products and features like Google Translate, Gemini Apps, and Cloud AI capabilities,” according to the company’s privacy policy. There, you can do your first opt-out and unselect the “Smart features”HuffPost/Google How to opt out of Google's "smart features." AdvertisementOpting out of the former will turn off the “Ask Gemini” feature that summarizes content, as well as personalized search and events from your email being automatically added to your calendar. One annoying part of this is that some useful Gmail features we’ve gotten used to are eliminated by opting out.

Source: Huffington Post January 05, 2026 00:49 UTC