The Google Assistant Android app is now Gemini by default
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Google is now changing Assistant to Gemini by default when you download the Assistant app from the Play Store or update it.

This means:

  • Downloading or updating the Assistant app now gives you Gemini instead.
  • You can switch back to Assistant in the Gemini app settings.
  • This might be Google’s first step towards replacing Assistant completely with Gemini.
  • Some users are unaware of the switch and see two Gemini apps on their phones.

Overall, this may suggest Google is phasing out Assistant and transitioning users to the newer Gemini AI technology.

  • ryan213@lemmy.caEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Do people use Assistant for more than just reminders, weather, and directions? Lol Just curious because that’s all I use it for.

    • ricecake@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Simple timers, controlling the lights, background music, reminders, and occasionally thing like “how many tablespoons in a pint”.

      I don’t ask it for the weather because I don’t want a 30 second lecture on the weather, and it won’t give me “cold now, hot later, might rain between”.

      Given that Gemini seem to be unable to give short answers, and it can’t control stuff, it’s missing most of what I require.

      • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
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        8 months ago

        Really? I use the Google Homes and they say “today it’ll be cloudy, with a high of x and a low of y”.

        Sometimes it also starts going off about “by the way, if you want a summary of your day, just say ‘good morning’” or some shit like that which is annoying but not quite annoying enough to figure out how to turn off.