Thank you so much for sharing this. I got tired of denying the popup that Google shows you almost every other time to use Google Search (AI mode shows up by default) and Gemini. Eventually I relented and clicked allow just to stop getting the notification. I spent the last 30 minutes reviewing and undoing that.

Please note - I had to disconnect connected apps from both the Gemini App and Google search separately. They don't share settings. Just Google things I guess.

I look forward to stop using more and more Google products and shift to alternatives completely.