Gemini disables Google Search once you attach a document, user discovers
dejanseo · x · 2026-10-14
SEO expert dejanseo found that uploading a document to Gemini Chat locks the session to those files and disables Google Search, with Google citing prevention of confidential content leaking into external queries and web results contaminating file data. He mocks the forced design as baffling, highlighting the clash between privacy logic and usability for users who need to research while analyzing documents.
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