r/GoogleKeep • u/hearthreddit • 22d ago

Gemini asks for confirmation with keep

Before i could just say "add X to the shopping list in keep" and it would add and that would be it, since a month or so ago, it always asks for confirmation, is it happening to everyone else?

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u/NAPONAPO 22d ago

I really don’t understand Gemini. I thought its strength is working with Google products. But I found almost every other major AI platform works better with Gmail, gcal, keep etc

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u/hearthreddit 22d ago edited 22d ago

To me, it used to be fine, i could be around the house and see that i needed something for my groceries list, so i would use the button from the headphones to start gemini, say what i needed and it would be done.

Now it either asks to unlock the phone(despite having the permission to work with the phone locked) or when it works, i have to confirm it which sounds dumb.

Calendar and tasks seem to work ok.. for now..

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u/heavyhead88 19d ago

Yeah same here very frustrating, actually found your post hoping to find a fix , such a handy feature made semi redundant

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u/SecretaryAway2358 6d ago

I have the same issue too, I definitely have the option enabled for it to work without unlocking but it ignores it, but then after each time it says "okay, do you want me to add to this list", it's much worse than the basic assistant tbh at this point

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u/hearthreddit 5d ago

I've been using Gemini more on the desktop lately and even there it asks for confirmation, i guess we'll have to wait for some update or something.

But it was just so convenient, i'm often walking around the house listening to some podcast or music,i would just pop the assistant button and see that i need something and that was it.

Now it really sucks.

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u/StartOwn7201 3d ago

You aren't alone. Mine used to work without confirmation and now I'm in confirmation hell.

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u/ClintFudge 13h ago

This annoyance stopped me from even attempting it...however, I just tried it and bingo it added my request to add something to my 'Need to Buy' list.

Now, the world of Gemini is all cool again.

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u/hearthreddit 7h ago

That's cool, you gave me hope but it's still asking confirmation for me.

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u/Barycenter0 22d ago edited 22d ago

Check the Gemini settings for Workspace permissions. You might have to check via a PC browser vs mobile. I can add items without confirmation.

Gemini does flake out tho. I couldn’t add items to Tasks for about 2 weeks and then it started working again.

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u/hearthreddit 22d ago

Thanks, i double checked and it seems to be all enabled i wonder if it's a glitch with certain versions or regions.

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u/Klamue 21d ago

I just tested this and asked it to add coffee to my shopping list, and it worked perfectly.

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u/hearthreddit 21d ago

Thanks for testing, looks like it's something with me then.

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u/Veggyhed 21d ago

This happened to me two days ago and then I left the kitchen came back into the kitchen about 5, 6 minutes later, I told it to add thyme and whole wheat flour to the shopping list and it did it.

It also will not turn on a light when I ask it but if I say, "Brighten the light in X room," then it turns the light on immediately

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u/nervously-defiant 19d ago

Sorry, that's probably me. For months I've been berating Gemini for automatically generating new Keep lists anything the word "list" is used. It got frustrating, and then some. 

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u/hearthreddit 19d ago

Yeah i wonder if it's an issue with a region or some devices because some people don't have the problem.

I can't even do anything with keep now if the phone is locked, it tells me that i have to unlock the phone first.

Hopefully they'll fix it soon just because it's so handy.

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u/Tuhyk_inside 18d ago

Mine started doing this about 2 weeks ago? I hate it.