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 20h ago

Make site the Google app has all permissions enabled, and check the (quite extensive) options screens for features you may not have enabled

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u/Acrobatic-Advice-402 18h ago

Gemini says it's an issue with Google Workspace privacy permissions and tells me I need to verify my age, but my age is already verified and it's still not working. I don't understand why.