It uses Gemini on web or else it gets the hose again.

Don't sign in? Use private tabs. Also would highly suggest other search engines like DDG

Have you tried this?

The only real answer is breaking away from Google as much as possible, and that's a hard ask, especially without getting into selfhosting.

Search: DDG is okay but offers its own AI shit and gives a pass to Microsoft trackers. Kagi seems great but it's a paid service and an expensive one at that. The best option IMO is SearXNG, but unless you host it yourself, and while there are a good handful of big public instances, you're putting your trust in whoever's hosting the service at the other end, plus it's just an aggregator of other search engine results. I do feel a selfhosted SearXNG instance is the best option though for sure.

Drive: ProtonDrive seems fine but I don't trust Proton as a company after their CEO expressed support for a fascist. Once again selfhosting wins out, with Opencloud or Nextcloud or really any service along those lines.

Gmail: Proton again is a good option, but also again I don't really have faith in them. I've been using Tuta which works fine, the inbox is very slow admittedly but otherwise no complaints.

Youtube: Incredibly difficult one to move away from, so something like Invidious or NewPipe is the way to go to cut out their bullshit. Alternatives are slowly cropping up but not remotely anywhere close to the size and scale of youtube.

Photos: I honestly can't think of a non-selfhosted alternative here. Immich and Ente are the closest things by a mile.

Maps: Personally I like CoMaps for general use and MagicEarth for navigation. The latter isn't FOSS but they seem solid enough and have earned plenty of recommendations from those trying to leave google behind entirely.

Translate: DeepL is alright I guess? It's worked fine for me but I admittedly don't know much about the company or product, just seems to be a common recommendation. It's not nearly as accurate unfortunately.

Stop using Google.

You don't "turn this shit off". They're not asking. They're telling you you're using it now. Learn to love your new lord and savior Gemini.

You will use AI and you will like it have no recourse.

Super easy!
Ready?

Leave google, stop doing google searches. Abandon your Gmail account. (Note: By this I mean literally delete the mailbox: you CAN have a GMail-LESS google account. I do!) Google services are now for syncing your YouTube subscriptions and absolutely nothing else! YAY!

Stop using shitty googol products.

G👀GLE

always watching

He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness' sake

I think the next generation won’t even want to use search engines and will always and only ask ai…🥲

Maybe it's not actually on for you, but someone else told it to do something and it fucked up and sent that email to everyone on gmail.

I mean, it is Gemini, after all.

Stop using google. Duckduckgo is a good search alternative.