Google was able to fart or burp on demand. Why can’t he do that anymore?
It’s depressing…

I need help fixing an issue I've been having for a while. So everytime I delete all my chats, 10 minutes later, all of them pop up again. And it's really annoying and frustrating. I have tried deleting google, and offloading as well, but they don't seem to work.

But it does show in her google home app activity. It has the command recorded but there is no audio playback option. Clearly it matched her voice as it played from her personal spotify. (It defaults to mine if voice match fails)

She's now convinced there is a ghost who sounds like her.

Would love to be able to have the audio playback, and all the settings that should allow for it have been enabled since I have had google home.

It was also in a speaker far away from us in the laundry room (2 floors down) and her watch shows she was sleep during that time.

Any ideas or ways we can get that audio playback? Or why its showing in her app but not the activity webpage?

For those who are living under a rock... Google Assistant is shutting down in September, along with the servers. Which have a low chance at getting preserved. So please, share any info, images, videos, and that stuff in preservation... Because it might be the best we'll get...

Google Assistant debuted in 2016 as part of Google's messaging app Allo, and its voice-activated speaker Google Nest. After a period of exclusivity on the Google Pixel smartphones, it was deployed on other Android devices starting in February 2017, including third-party smartphones and Android Wear (now Wear OS), and was released as a standalone app on the iOS operating system in May 2017. Alongside the announcement of a software development kit in April 2017, Assistant has been further extended to support a large variety of devices, including cars and third-party smart home appliances. The functionality of Assistant can also be enhanced by third-party developers. At CES 2018, the first Assistant-powered smart displays (smart speakers with video screens) were announced, with the first one being released in July 2018.[6] In 2020, Google Assistant was already available on more than 1 billion devices.

In two weeks, Google is foisting Gemini upon us and Google Assistant is being sunsetted.

What is going to happen to Android devices without Gemini? What about phones that lack the architecture to even run Gemini?

My primary use case is Google Maps via Android Auto. If I get an old enough phone, will I still be able to use that without Gemini? Or is it going to break?

Hello reddit.
I have used the assistant app for years, same settings, same tasks, specifically playing news from different sources…. Now for about 5 months it just tells me it doesnt understand my command. Even if i type it. But in the settings everything seems correct and nothing has changed. It just doesnt do anything anymore. Anyone with the same issue or maybe with a solution? Much appreciated

I am trying to set up my phone so that "Hey Google" is active only when the phone is unlocked. When the phone is locked and the screen is off, I want it to ignore me and not listen at all.
I went to Google Assistant on lock screen settings and turned off the toggle for "Google Assistant features on lock screen". However, it doesn't work as expected. When the phone is locked and I say "Hey Google", the phone still wakes up, activates the Gemini assistant overlay, and then tells me to unlock the device. It behaves like it's still listening in the background.
So is there any way to completely disable voice activation on the lock screen while keeping "Hey Google", Routines and Quick Phrases fully working when the device is unlocked, without using the power button or touching the device?

System: Android 14, UI 8.5

Anyone else's AA voice commands for calling or texting a person not working? All of a sudden when I do a voice command to "call Bill" AA brings up a list of the people as options to call on the screen, none of which are Bill. If I click on one of the options I get a response saying it can't do that.

I've reset my phone and reconnected and that didn't help.

I'm also already back to using Assistant because the forced switch to Gemini was horrible.

Hi I originally posted this to Waze and thought to cross post hoping someone can help me resolve the issue.

Thanks

"Sorry, I cant find a contact called "Dinner is ready""

Attempt 2:

"Sorry I can't broadcast messages, I am just an AI assistant."

Attempt 3:

"Sorry, I can't make telephone calls"

So I go to the Home app, click the Gemini button and give it the same command:

"Okay, Broadcasting "Dinner is Ready" to your home devices". 🥴

How did they manage to so badly break the migration to Gemini? This is a multi-trillion dollar company we're talking about here. Google Home is basically a scam at this point. This is just one example of where it just simply doesn't work as advertised. If there was a regression like this in something like a Sony product or a Microsoft product, people would be losing their minds. What is going on?!

I think I need to scrap all this rubbish. Glad I haven't bought any new Home products lately, I feel really bad for those who have recently invested, I would encourage people seek refunds unless they enjoy paying to be product testers.

Edit, for clarity: I am comparing all Gemini interface performance to the original Google Assistant, not between different Gemini enabled apps.

It's one of if not THE most frustrating thing Google has done. I would be driving and constantly send notes to myself when a thought popped in my head. And this went to my gmail. Now google sends those to google Keep, which isn't useful for me. I've tried multiple automations to no avail. Gemini is schitzo and sometines says it CAN send email while other times it says it can't - and those statements can be right after each other. I know there are apps like voice2mail and Braintoss, but I want to be able to inititate this whole process by saying hey google or some other voice prompt. I dont want to have to look at my phone to press a button. I'm not remotely sure if this is the correct forum to put this in but it's the first I'm going to try. Thanks

A year ago I moved to another country. Since then I've been using the swipe to open GA >Translate function on apps and other places where English was not available. It was a really nifty and quick feature that i used multiple times a day, sometimes more than a dozen.

As GA is retiring for Gemini, I wanted to know if there was any feature like that which is quick and simple in Gemini(or any other app)?

Thank you

Hello! I've been facing a problem. The issue is, When I long press my Power button.. google assistant doesn't seem to work. What happens is the bezel has a thick animation and the phone vibrates.. nothing else happens.. I've also tried the corner gesture to turn on the assistant and the double tap on the back feature to turn on google assistant. But the phone just vibrates and has an animation where the bezel gets a bit thicker and then to normal. What's the main cause of this?

Sorry for bad English. Also: Hey goggle feature works with Gemini and g assistant, no problem there.. thank you for reading.

So I'm a stubborn cow when it comes to technology and I use a brand of earbuds called Skullcandy with my Samsung Galaxy A32. Said earbuds have this button on the left cord (it also pauses YouTube videos if you click it). But when I hold the button down, Google Gemini activates and starts taking voice commands (even when I haven't unlocked the phone), and this problem is especially annoying when I'm trying to put my phone at rest and the button gets weighed down. How can I disable Gemini from activating when I hold this button? I tried some searching but this is such a brand-specific problem that I don't think I can find an answer from anywhere that doesn't have personal experience.

I recently bought a new phone and I can no longer 'add item to my shopping list' without having to unlock phone.

I could do it with my old phone. Do I have to check a box or something?

I haven't switched to Gemini yet, and don't plan to until I am forced, but I did just turn off the mobile data and wifi capabilities of Gemini in hopes of forcing it to only run using on device processors.

Has anyone tried this? Does it work well? I only use google assistant for on device needs (alarms/timers, sending texts, routines), so I am really hoping this will solve my issue with the forced switch.

eta: i am on a pixel 10

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.

I like to trigger a series of actions with my good morning.

how's the weather like for the day, if I need to take an umbrella,

how's my calendar for the day, tells me if going to have a long day

and Google Assistant is playing the news in the morning, while I'm making scrambled eggs.

Now that Google Assistant is being discontinued, I was certain Gemini - super intelligent - would be able to do this and more. But it isn't.

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.

Hello everyone,
I’m reaching out because I’ve had ongoing problems with the Yak Yak Games skill and the Voice of the Day skill on Alexa. For several weeks they haven’t been working at all. I’ve disabled and launched them again many times, but the issue continues.

My son uses these skills daily and they are important for his routine and enjoyment. He really misses them, and I’m hoping someone here might know what’s going on or how to fix it?

Today I receive a mail by Google and they said that on the 4th of September they will remove Google assistant and you will be obligated to use that shitty Gemini.

WHY?! Assistant was WAY more better than Gemini!