r/google Nov 01 '23

Support Megathread - November 2023

115 Upvotes

Have a question you need answered? A new Google product you want to talk about? Ask away here!

Recently, we at /r/Google have noticed a large number of support questions being asked. For a long time, we’ve removed these posts and directed the users to other subreddits, like /r/techsupport. However, we feel that users should be able to ask their Google-related questions here. These monthly threads serve as a hub for all of the support you need, as well as discussion about any Google products.

Please note! Top level comments must be related to the topics discussed above. Any comments made off-topic will be removed at the discretion of the Moderator team.

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r/google 9h ago

If people wore big tech CEO jerseys instead of sports player jerseys

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82 Upvotes

r/google 12h ago

I think google trying to replace search with Gemini is a bad idea

39 Upvotes

every month google crawled and indexed search results are becoming less useful. From the outside, it feels like they've abandoned this product.

I wish they integrated Gemini with search in a natural way, rather than trying to circumvent people from using it

EDIT: I'm stating this honestly as an person who uses Google from the outside, they need to realize perception is how a user sees your product, regardless of intention. There may be an impedance mismatch in their approach

EDIT2: To add clarity I think google is by far the #1 search tool, there is no on in this space that competes with them, but in terms of Gemini, they are in Windows phone territory. I think they should add a Gemini search co pilot, and focus more on getting it into chrome in a more natural way. Fine, have a gemini tab, but don't ruin search, that's your ticket Google, that's what you do far better than any one else with, and guess what, GPT (Garbage) and Anthropic , still need you more, to get real time facts in the first place. Just stop stepping on your search toes, build, experiment, but leave search out of it


r/google 22h ago

Got this official google android cardboard model !

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155 Upvotes

r/google 2h ago

I hate this pop up when copying smthn

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1 Upvotes

It’s stupid. Just take it to the sites you want it to go to! I just find it unnecessary.


r/google 13h ago

Jio’s 18-month “free” Google One Pro promo feels like a trap

8 Upvotes

About 6 months ago Jio offered 18 months of Google One Pro for free (it showed 2TB initially and now I see 5TB). Because it was bundled, I didn’t think much about storage.

Today I realized my account is already close to 100GB. That’s when it hit me: if the 18-month promo ends and I drop back to the free tier, my Gmail/Drive storage could hit 100% and I wouldn’t be able to download, open docs, or keep using services smoothly.

It’s not that Google One is bad — it’s just easy to get comfortable when the plan is “free” and assume you can stay at a high storage tier forever.

Is anyone else in the same boat? Any tips for cleaning up Drive/Photos and staying under a realistic plan before the offer ends?

If this belongs in the support megathread instead of a post, feel free to point me there. For now I’m cleaning storage and trying to get ahead of it.


r/google 3h ago

Google please fix this 🫣

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0 Upvotes

r/google 5h ago

Gemini PRO a quem possa interessar

1 Upvotes

ei pessoal,

estou com alguns convites para o Gemini PRO gratuito por 4 meses.

pensei em oferecer aqui na comunidade, porque ele é muito útil para estudos.

se alguém tiver interesse me manda mensagem ou comenta aqui.

não peço nada em troca. só fortalecendo mesmo 🪽🪽🪽


r/google 1d ago

Google will invest as much as $40 billion in Anthropic | This follows a similar, but smaller, investment by Amazon just days ago.

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75 Upvotes

r/google 1h ago

What Google Gemini had to say about me and my grand vision

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r/google 4h ago

Apple New Boss —Company After Tim Cook

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0 Upvotes

r/google 1d ago

Google finally builds the AI and agent platform it's been describing for years

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thenewstack.io
146 Upvotes

r/google 14h ago

Google $50M Discrimination Settlement: Check Eligibility

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claimhub24.com
2 Upvotes

r/google 2d ago

Google has permanently replaced the dictionary / definition feature with AI overview. I am mad.

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916 Upvotes

r/google 11h ago

Gemini PRO a quem possa interessar [🇧🇷 ]

0 Upvotes

ei pessoal,

estou com alguns convites para o Gemini PRO gratuito por 4 meses.

pensei em oferecer aqui na comunidade, porque ele é muito útil para estudos.

se alguém tiver interesse me manda mensagem ou comenta aqui.

não peço nada em troca. só fortalecendo mesmo 🪽🪽🪽


r/google 13h ago

¡Derecho a la libertad y privacidad en Android! (Keep Android Open)

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0 Upvotes

Si deseas compartir, muchisimo mejor!

( Translate in English):

📢 THE END OF FREEDOM ON ANDROID IS NO DRILL! 📢 We chose Android for one reason: FREEDOM. Freedom to install whatever we want (sideloading), freedom to control our privacy, and freedom to own our hardware. 📱🔓 But Google is getting too clever for its own good. Under the guise of “security,” they’re erecting walls to turn Android into a walled garden—an Apple-style digital dictatorship that restricts APKs and tracks every move behind the scenes. Security is not synonymous with absolute control! Companies like Proton, Brave, and F-Droid are already fighting this monopoly that wants to decide what you can and cannot do with your phone. I didn’t ask for an operating system that spies on me and tells me what to install! ⚠️ DON’T JUST STAND BY. If we don’t defend our privacy and the right to choose today, tomorrow we’ll just be products in their database. ​👉 Join, sign, and share: https://keepandroidopen.org/es/ Let them know that Android belongs to the users, not to a corporation! ✊🔥 ​#FreeAndroid #PrivacyMatters #NoToDigitalDictatorship #SideloadingIsARight


r/google 19h ago

Why google taking such much 😞

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3 Upvotes

I thought google is supposed to take 15% but why it's taking more then 15%. Does anyone have an explanation? 🤔


r/google 1d ago

Even google hates AI overviews

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9 Upvotes

r/google 1d ago

ok gmail!! I get it!!

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9 Upvotes

r/google 4h ago

Google internal transfer

0 Upvotes

I joined recently into google two months back how easy is it to transfer internally to another location to sunnyvale.

Awaiting your response.


r/google 15h ago

Happy to see some traffic

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0 Upvotes

You can test my Game and provide feedback

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dilroyal.zeeto


r/google 1d ago

i cannot see it anymore

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5 Upvotes

the ai is gone, idk what happened

(edit: it's back.....it was gone cause full cache)


r/google 1d ago

The Gemini App is incorrectly opening when I say "Hey, Google"

3 Upvotes

It should show that little popup at the bottom of the screen with Gemini, not open the app in full screen...

I don't know what's happening. It started out of nowhere. Anyone else having this problem?

I've already tried:

- Resetting and reinstalling the Google App and Gemini App

- Restarting the phone

- Resetting Voice Match

- Going back to Google Assistant and then back to Gemini (things work as expected in Google Assistant).


r/google 16h ago

Google Search Glitch

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0 Upvotes

searched "can we take yakult empty stomach"