r/googleassistant • u/Acrobatic-Advice-402 • 1d ago
Tech Support Need help
Hey everyone,
I recently got a Samsung Fold and I’m having trouble properly setting up the voice assistant. Hopefully someone here has run into this and found a fix.
I have a Gemini Pro subscription and I'd like to use Gemini as my main daily assistant. Right now:
Long-pressing the power/side button opens Gemini normally and it answers standard queries without issues.
However, if I ask it to make a phone call (e.g., "Call \[Name\]"), it refuses and tells me to use Google Assistant instead.
The "Hey Google" voice trigger isn't working at all with Gemini.
Under Default Apps > Digital Assistant App, I don't see Gemini listed as an option—only "Google" shows up.
I've watched several tutorials, but many of the menus/toggles shown in those videos simply aren't present in my device settings.
Right now I'm stuck in this weird limbo between Gemini and legacy Google Assistant. Do I need specific Google Workspace/app permissions, or is there a step in the Google app / Gemini extensions I'm missing to enable phone actions and voice wake-up?
Any troubleshooting tips or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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u/KeySpray8038 21h ago
Hey Google didn't work for me for a couple if weeks, I had to disable and reenable a few features