Annoying Google Pop Ups

21RSTZ71 · October 25, 2023

I recently traded up from the '21 RST to a '23 Trail Boss 6.2L and was wondering if there is any way to stop these annoying Google pop ups every time I get in the truck? I thought I had gone thru all the settings and disabled anything that had to do with Google, etc but they are still there. I run iOS so I have no need for anything Android, Google, Alexa and I'm tired of the barrage of "enable this, subscribe to that" messaging.

Also, is there a way to get rid of that huge analog clock on the right side of the display?

TIA

Ultimate 2022 · October 25, 2023

Would love to get a solution to this, too.

eppieguy · October 25, 2023

That is interesting, I use IOS and have never seen a Google pop up on my 23 Ultimate, weird.

21RSTZ71 · October 25, 2023

Tr this...I just did it and it seems to have helped. I'll see when I leave work if i get any of the annoying pop ups on the way home

Jus Cruisin · October 25, 2023

I don't get any sort of pop ups. Just running all of the standard stuff on the infotainment system and I'm Android so it uses my Google account for maps

MrMagloo · October 26, 2023

I get the Google Speech Services screen with every startup. Totally mind numbing. The issue with disabling GA is, I don't think you will be able to use voice commands which is pretty important when they lock the keyboard while moving.

Instead of disabling features, perhaps the focus should be to "encourage" GM to fix the issue.

21RSTZ71 · October 31, 2023

Well if you are Android and signed into your Google acct then you wont get them.

I'm still getting them, even after disabling every stinking thing I could find in the system that remotely resembles Google.

I did contact the Social Media email address that I found on this forum and sent them a message. They advised that I contact someone from their Connections Center Team.

Well that didnt go well

The young lady that I talked to was very insistent that in order for me to quit seeing the pop ups that I needed to log into my Google acct. She failed to understand that I want nothing to do with Google in my truck and signing in to rid myself of the annoying pop ups was not an option. In short, I was told that Google is embedded into the software and there is no way to eliminate the pop ups, unless you sign in!

What has this world come to when the manufacturer is dictating to vehicle owners what they can and cannot have with regards to their infotainment system? If I dont want something I should be able to delete it, and not have it annoy me with requests/advertisements for their software! Its almost like telling me that the truck has a radio but you only get one station and thats one u are gonna listen to.

We all know we are having every move tracked by a device whether its your phone or your smart tv, etc. Why would I want to have every move made in my truck tracked as well?

Bad move in my opinion by GM to embed this software and not give owners the option to opt out of it, and not be hounded to opt in every push of the start button.