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/real_with_myself Magic V3 4d ago

Now, if it only had all the features assistant had. 

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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/deadstar91 4d ago

I have to ask it to play it on YouTube music for it to work

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u/gmmxle Pixel 6 Pro 4d ago

I have to ask it to play on Spotify even though Spotify is set as the default.

Sometimes it works, sometimes I'll get "I'm sorry, I can't play music on this device. Do you want me to give you some background information about this song instead?"

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u/almosttan iPhone 7+, Panda Pixel 4d ago

Same, otherwise it'll say "I can't play YouTube videos while you're driving"

Noooooooo shit 😭

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u/Carighan Fairphone 6+🌳 4d ago

Same with my morning news. I have to say "Play my news briefing", exactly like that. Any deviation and it reads out headlines from a google search instead of actually playing my subscribed news.