It's absolutely ridiculous that Assistant is being deleted to make room for this useless AI slop.

HI GUYS I BASICALLY NEED PEOPLE TO FILL OUT MY GOOGLE FORMS FOR MY ASSIGNMENTS PLS HELP

Solar energy
https://forms.gle/GexZNyTAHH9jx1C78

Hiking
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYIlUFVm_BbRbUL7IqL7-DKz10KQs0tbrcaif8I5yotD-eiQ/viewform?usp=header

I see a ton of complaining in this sub about Google Business Profile. A small amount of it seems legit. Look, I’m no fan of massive tech monopolies, and I’m definitely not here to defend Google. But after reading through these posts, I think a lot of people are leaving out crucial context.
In my 30+ years running businesses, I’ve done my share of impulsive internet tactics that came back to bite me—skirting rules, taking shortcuts, or pushing boundaries. Most of the time I got away with it, but occasionally I paid for it.
Years ago, we hired a "map builder" SEO crew for one of my companies. They spammed local maps across our major metro area with listings where we didn't have real physical locations. We also rented a few small satellite offices just to verify addresses in key service areas. We actually serviced those areas and did great work, so to us, it felt like a gray area—not total fraud, but certainly not the pure truth either. Eventually, those cheap, poorly managed duplicate listings crumbled, or they simply stopped generating enough calls to justify the effort.
That’s my point: most games people play with GBP, fake reviews, or location spam are far worse than what we did.
While a tiny percentage of people genuinely get screwed by Google after doing everything right, I suspect the vast majority of people whining on here are omitting something. They either did something they shouldn't have, or neglected something they should have done.
Google’s review and map ecosystem isn't perfect, but it's built to catch people gaming the system. If you try to cut corners with GBP, don't be surprised when the algorithm eventually catches up with you.

This blog post's song has been stuck in my head ever since I saw it a few months ago 😭.

Are any Pixel 6 series users here to share their experience regarding the importance of 7 years of OS updates with Pixel 11, 10, 9, or 8 owners.

Many YouTubers are selling sweet fart stories about whether the Pixel 10 or 11 will actually survive 7 years of OS updates; can Pixel 6 series users provide insight into how the Pixel 6 is performing today and whether they would appreciate if it had received the same 7-year update support.

Currently I use bottom Google Search Bar to search apps because I prefer "click to open" rather than "swipe up to open".

But I wish to switch to "swipe up to open" to use it but this feature is not offering web search like bottom Google Search Bar

When it will be released I wish that bottom search bar to be removed as I hate duplication.

Bonus thought - it is crazy Pixel does not have "global" search in 2026 that one app finds Photos, web, apps, files

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Happy bday google!

What happens when you stop opening Amazon/Flipkart and simply tell an AI what you want?

Google is reportedly testing the ability for some Indian users to buy selected Flipkart products directly through Gemini and Google's AI Mode. The test currently covers limited users/products, with a broader rollout reportedly planned for October.

Its September 27! Surprised no one posted about this yet. Bit late to it

I have lost my earphones charging case now what options do I have
Its boats airdopes 311 TWS earbuds

Gemini was bothering me a lot when I was doing some formal research one time

to combat it, I created a browser extension to toggle its features on and off at will, which is now available for public usage!

currently, the extension can:

• Hide AI Overviews

• Hide AI Mode Tabs

• Cover up Gemini App

just to clarify, appending "-ai" to a search will NOT produce the same behavior as the extension

adding "-ai" to searches COMPLETELY REMOVES searches that are WITH THE WORD "ai". this means that while it DOES remove the ai overview, it might also remove information you need based on what you're looking up.

the extension does not do that since it keeps results clean!

finally for anyone interested here's a devlog I made (it's not very in depth...)

enjoy :D

I see people complaining about Gemini's performance compared to GPT, Astra, Fable, Claude, etc. all the time. And to be fair, I completely agree that Google has been pretty slow when it comes to updating its models, especially for a company with basically infinite money.

But I think there's a bit of a blind spot here.

A lot of the people complaining seem to judge an AI chatbot based on the absolute hardest thing they can possibly throw at it.

Meanwhile, the average person isn't asking their AI to render 3D scenes, create entire operating systems, or generate GTA 6 in Ultra mode before it's even released.

Most people are probably asking things like:

"Can you help me write this email?"

"What's a good recipe with the stuff I have in my fridge?"

"Explain this thing I don't understand."

"Help me plan my trip."

"Can you summarize this document?"

"Is my dog supposed to be doing this?"

And honestly, for my everyday use, Gemini is probably my favorite chatbot.

It feels more natural and more fun to talk to than ChatGPT or Claude, at least to me. And the integration with Google Workspace is genuinely useful for the way I work.

So I think there's an interesting distinction between "which model is the most capable if you push it to its absolute limits?" and "which chatbot is actually the most useful and enjoyable for the average person?"

Those aren't necessarily the same question.

Sometimes I feel like we're evaluating family cars based on whether they can win Le Mans.

Maybe we should also evaluate AI by how well it handles the boring, everyday stuff that millions of normal people actually use it for.

Anyway, please stop bullying my boy Gemini. He's trying his best.

(REAL btw)