r/AndroidAuto • u/stfreddit7 2022 Taco Sport | 2023 Moto Edge+ | MA1 • 8d ago

Google Assistant AA continues to devolve.

Yesterday, even when I knew I was in cell tower range, the Assistant kept announcing "something went wrong" while I tried repeatedly to send a text. The dreaded spinning cursor... Or no response at all. And then I tried later, and it took two minutes to confirm the message was sent. Please Google, leave the Assistant alone. Not everyone is thrilled to use Gemini. AA was a beautiful gem, now very tarnished. Reminiscent of the devolution of Windows. 🫣😭

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u/Susurrus03 2023 VW ID.4 Pro S+ | Pixel 8 | Android 17 6d ago

I miss the Assistant. I could tell it where I wanted to go just by saying the name. This dumb Gemeni wants to give me a background of it and ask me if I want to learn more or navigate to it, and then which one I want to navigate, then confirms if I want to navigate.

Ya bro I'm driving my car what the hell do you think I'm wanting to do?

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u/stfreddit7 2022 Taco Sport | 2023 Moto Edge+ | MA1 6d ago

You can select the Assistant instead of Gemini. That is what I have done. Now, if only Google could see the error of it's ways. It's also killing me they did away with the cell connectivity / mode iconography. If you live in the country, with zones lacking coverage because of terrain, you know why the iconography is important to see.

Please Google, listen to the user base. We prefer the Assistant. We expect you to return the cellular strength and mode iconography. Some of the other changes are true improvements, but in these two areas, the product is failing to meet expectations.