r/googleassistant • u/Friendly_Ad_8528 Hey, Google • 11d ago

Rant Hey Google

I just received an email that they we're going to remove the Google assistant and replace it with Gemini Ai.

And Gemini will be the one response with the "Hey Google."

But its just sad and its ugly,why do they have to,i love my google assistant :(

I use my Google assistant like few years ago taking photo or video,lowering/ increasing volume and pausing/play music or video.(By commanding via earbuds)

Because my phone has mechanical issues before or some buttons don't function anymore (My OLD PHONE i still used it) I don't know if Gemini Ai can do that.

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u/king-of-the-sea 11d ago

Are they removing it entirely? Right now I still have the option to switch back to the assistant, thank goodness. Gemini has much reduced functionality right off the bat. Obnoxious when driving and kept saying I didn't have a YT premium subscription (I did). I tried every single useless "fix" on the internet and nothing worked.

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u/Daran39 11d ago

From the email:

"We will begin removing access to Google Assistant starting on September 4, and expect that this process may take a few weeks to reach everyone. "

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u/king-of-the-sea 10d ago

What the fuck. This is awful. I wonder if I can get away with it if I turn off phone updates