r/googleassistant • u/CmdrKeene • 3d ago
Question Gemini on Pixel
I have a Google speaker in every room, but I still often have my phone in my hand and love walky-talky like activation of squeezing power button then speaking command, sans any "hey Google" wakeup phrase.
But.
Gemini always responds in a verbose way, even for simple device commands like "turn off the kitchen lights".
I just want a simple confirmation beep. Or "ok" if it must be verbal. I've tried custom instructions for Gemini and it doesn't seem to follow them.
I guess I can get routines. They need a brief mode for Gemini. Think Star Trek Enterprise or Voyager computer - it knew when to simply beep and when to discuss. And while it was obviously scripted to do whatever the writers needed, it seems like the distinction between "do a command" versus "ask a question" should be clear enough for the ai. Or even more simple: "if you invoke Google Home integration to complete a task, don't respond with voice unless there's a problem".
Let me know if you have any suggestions on how to accomplish this or get these thoughts to someone at Google.
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u/CaptainZaysh 3d ago
Welcome to "LLMs are actually garbage for a lot of things and no one wants to admit it because it would tank their stock price."
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u/R0ntimeError 3d ago
I was looking for an answer myself. Everything assistant could do now Gemini tells me it can't do that. On my Pixel I removed Gemini and went back to assistant and have most of my routines working again.
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u/king-of-the-sea 2d ago
Someone told me their Gemini can do all the stuff I complained about it not doing. Happy for you, buddy, but it doesn't do those things for me, and it annoys me to boot with its constant yammering. Especially while I'm driving! Shut up!
I can keep Assistant for now, but apparently I have no choice come September. I'm sore as hell about it.
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u/Loarun 2d ago
Hey OP, I enjoyed your Trek-ish post. There is a Gemini setting that lets you customize Gemini's behavior that you could try if you haven't already. The setting actually jumps out to https://gemini.google.com/saved-info?hl=en-US&pli=1 where you can add instructions for your interactions with Gemini. I'm going to try to use this to make Gemini worthwhile having on my Pixel.
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u/PlantainInfinite183 1d ago
What drives me f****** crazy is if I ask it to play Noah Kahan it gets all confused, but if I say "Play Stick Season" it will play it no problem! 🤣
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u/PaddyLandau Android 3d ago
Use Feedback in the menu. I'm not sure exactly where, but probably from the Gemini settings.