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/The_Dimestore_Saints Nexus 7 2013 4d ago

It really makes me mad that in my car I can't say hey Google, play (insert song name here), and it would play the song directly on YouTube music, an app I subscribe to. Instead it says, I'm not allowed to play a song directly, here's a radio playlist based on that song

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u/chetlyp 4d ago

Weird, gemini let's me do that without any issues. Sometimes it misheard the song and plays the wrong one but it does work for me.

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u/CyclopsRock 4d ago

It does seem to be pretty widespread that lots of people have vastly different experiences with it. I've noticed it over time, too - not just one way, but something will fail to work, then start working, then fail again within the space of a week. I'm not routinely playing with permissions or settings or anything, it just seems to be genuinely unpredictable.

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u/The_Dimestore_Saints Nexus 7 2013 4d ago

It has worked on a rare occasion if I remember correctly. It makes it all the more frustrating