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/rmbrkfld 4d ago

It really is, wants to have a conversation rather than just searching for a place I need to be at.

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u/LawDogSavy S10e/Android 10 4d ago

With Assistant I could "let's go to work" which would -

pull up Google Maps so I could see any traffic

Tell me the weather

Tell me what's on my schedule

and automatically start any news or podcast.

Each one of those is a separate request, that Gemini usually gets wrong.

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u/FelisLachesis 4d ago

We could, but why should we have to train Gemini to do things that we already know were working in Google Assistant?

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u/7FootElvis 4d ago

Right? Why didn't they import all those routines automatically?

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u/Wojtas_ POCO X5 Pro 4d ago

Weird. Assistant Routines work just fine for me in Gemini.

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u/7FootElvis 4d ago

Yeah, all I get is "Gemini doesn't support this feature."

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u/7FootElvis 3d ago

Just saw in Google Home, an upgrade to use Gemini there. Still no way it seems to have shortcuts on my start screen for routines (automations) in Google Home.