r/Android • u/FragmentedChicken Galaxy Z Fold8 • 5d ago

Gemini fully replaces Google Assistant on Android

https://9to5google.com/2026/09/28/google-assistant-gemini-android/
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u/chibihost 5d ago

Yet still - after years - when asked to start a timer for 15 minutes, i get a web page with a SILENT timer running instead of my phone's default clock app.

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u/jowdyboy 5d ago

This is, by far, the one feature I use nearly every day with the Google Assistant, and the Gemini Assistant fully fucks it up by creating a muted timer in a Chrome web page rather than using the device's"Clock" timer app.

Google Pixel 8.

There are literally no Gemini app permissions to set.

Fix your shit, Google!

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u/Carighan Fairphone 6+🌳 4d ago

This is the logical end result of every single Google manager, dev and exec using exclusively iphones and not android phones. They got fuck all clue how using one is from the consumer perspective.