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Check your storage: Chrome may be downloading a 4GB AI model — here’s what we know (www.tomsguide.com)
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[–] 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (9 children)

I haven't had desktop chrome for quite some time, and I certainly never will again after that.

But I certainly hope they are not planning to push that shit on android. Leave my fucking storage alone, google

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    If applicable: Why not ditch mobile Chrome too? There are plenty of decent forks that eliminate Google crap on them too.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    Next time I change my phone, I'll look into it (and probably choose it for that purpose). I don't want to risk ditching official support on this one just yet.

    Google aside, I chose a phone that comes relatively crap-free.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    You don't need to do anything wild to stop using Chrome on your Android phone! I have a stock ROM too, and I've got plenty of options for more private Chrome (and Firefox!) forks. Depending on what you use on your desktop, there's probably an equally private equivalent for your phone.

    • Desktop Firefox? Mobile Firefox. With bookmark sync.
    • Desktop Waterfox? Mobile Waterfox! Or Fennec or IronFox for something more private.
    • Desktop Brave? Mobile Brave.
    • Desktop Chromium? Cromite is great. It even has a little ad blocking now.
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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I have stopped using chrome on mobile too.

    Problem is, on a stock android you can't remove chrome, only hide it. So my point is, if they decide to force the model download on a chrome update, even if you never use it, it'll still ruin a good chunk of your storage space.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    Your phone doesn't let you uninstall updates and disable the app?! I've had good luck with that, and if it didn't work I would try Shizuku next, but YMMV depending on the phone model...

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    They don't have to implement this through chrome if you have a device that runs the Gemini app. I saw a comment on another thread that said the AI Core app for Gemini will take up like 4-12GB of storage or something like that.

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