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Google has replaced the Google Assistant app on Android with Gemini by default
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this post was submitted on 24 Feb 2024
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I knew they were going to end up going full gemini, but this seems too soon to pull such shenanigans, considering it's still slow to respond, can't do several things that assistantcan do, and is 100% useless when not on data.
in fact it can only interact with your phone by generating google assistant commands and passing them on
I tried it, then uninstalled pretty quickly. If I say, "Play music" then 10% of the time it would play music, and the other 90% it would tell me it can't. Same with many other assistant commands like controlling lights.
What even is the option here? When Google got rid of adding things to lists, I started my official transition away from them by moving to Proton, self hosting more stuff, etc. But for a voice assistant it seems like open source just isn't there yet, it doesn't have the hardware, and my only remaining option is to switch to Amazon (no.) Or Apple.
I'm pretty sure they fired their Google assistant team already, so that's probably part of it.
Gemini nano is data optional accepting to Google
accepting?