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Google jibe

Miserableget — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:25:39 GMT

Pleeeeeease, someone, anyone, tell me how to disable the ridiculous spam from google. I don't want to use your effing chat. No, I haven't changed my mind since you last asked me literally 2 minutes ago.

Re: Google jibe

Christopher_G — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 11:24:58 GMT

Did you choose the 'Use without chat features' button, @Miserableget?

Does it just pop up randomly when you're browsing the internet? Or using other specific apps?

Chris

Re: Google jibe

Frazzled — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:49:18 GMT

I'm having the exact same issue here. It's not going away despite selecting continue without chat pops up every few minutes even during calls!

Re: Google jibe

Leanne_T — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 16:45:02 GMT

Hi @Frazzled

Thanks for coming to the community.

Which phone do you have?

Are you using a third party app to make calls when this message shows?

Thanks 🙂

Leanne.

Re: Google jibe

Frazzled — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 16:56:40 GMT

I have the galaxy s20, no 3rd party app being used for calls, it pops up on everything!

Re: Google jibe

Leanne_T — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:03:53 GMT

Thanks @Frazzled

Have you tried the suggestions on the Samsung Community here?

Let me know how you get on 🙂

Leanne.

Re: Google jibe

BrendonH — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:30:33 GMT

It is asking you to turn on RCS. This isn't spam or any sort of virus. It's just a chat feature.

It is like iMessage on iPhones. The texts are free to other RCS users. (Not Android to Apple though)

Re: Google jibe

Miserableget — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:36:08 GMT

Sorry Brendan, when a pop up message insisting you accept google chat features apppears literslly every time you pick the phone up, that is spamming. Whether you think it's useful is neither here nor there. I say no, and again i get the message ad infinitum. I wouldn't be surprised if that was even an illegal practice, as it's unsolicited. Thankfully i found a way to stop it, once the option to turn off eventually appeared in settings.

Re: Google jibe

Miserableget — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:42:18 GMT

Go to messages (original app in samsung) then settings, after some time a new option appears at top "chat settings" go in here, find thr same effing stupid question, say no again (for the one millionth time this week), but this time, they actually believe you've no interest in letting Google know every detail about you.

Re: Google jibe

Miserableget — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:43:57 GMT

Constantly... every time i picked phone up.. for days, getting every more frequent. Now resolved.

Re: Google jibe

Frazzled — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:52:44 GMT

@Miserableget thank you so so much! I agree if you select no to something getting constant pop ups from it until you say "yes I would love to give you more information about me than I'm comfortable with" I would definitely class as spam!

Re: Google jibe

Leanne_T — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:53:02 GMT

Thanks for coming back and letting us know @Miserableget

Leanne 🙂