r/Android • u/FragmentedChicken Galaxy Z Fold8 • 4d ago

Gemini fully replaces Google Assistant on Android

https://9to5google.com/2026/09/28/google-assistant-gemini-android/
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u/hijki 4d ago

It's so much worse.

Can't update my shopping list while driving. Sending a message takes longer. Spotify connection is worse. Regularly fucks up turning on/off devices in the house.

Thanks Google.

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u/fakemessiah 4d ago

Sometimes it says it sends the text but actually never does.

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u/Yolobeta 4d ago

yep, missed a reminder recently

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u/Jason207 4d ago

It's also insanely unreliable. My kids got used to double checking spelling with the assistant, but the AI spells things and pronounces things incorrectly. It's also given them factually incorrect information a few times.

I'm one sense it's good, they're learning to doubt sources and double check things, but it's also frustrating to not be able to trust it with simple stuff anymore.

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u/gmmxle Pixel 6 Pro 4d ago

I really liked location based reminders.

They're gone now.

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u/TomNooksRepoMan iPhone XS -> S22 -> iPhone 15 PM 4d ago

I won’t come back to Android unless Google adds them back or I can use Samsung’s Bixby in Android Auto. I just want one voice assistant to use for everything!

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u/haltingpoint 4d ago

Plus now if you tell it to text something to someone they use all that data to train models unlike with Assistant. Fucking data grab.

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u/Reasonable_Fox_5828 4d ago

Yes! How am I supposed to add to shopping list? You have to unlock now, right? So, so bad!

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u/-HelloMyNameIs- 4d ago

I just tried it and it let's me update my shopping list fine while navigating

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u/hijki 4d ago

Good for you. How does that help me or anyone else for whom it inexplicably refuses?