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Google has replaced the Google Assistant app on Android with Gemini by default (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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This means:

  • Downloading or updating the Assistant app now gives you Gemini instead.
  • You can switch back to Assistant in the Gemini app settings.
  • This might be Google's first step towards replacing Assistant completely with Gemini.
  • Some users are unaware of the switch and see two Gemini apps on their phones.

Overall, this may suggest Google is phasing out Assistant and transitioning users to the newer Gemini AI technology.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It's default? When I downloaded it, I had to manually choose Gemini to be the default. It wasn't set like that for me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

And I still try to figure out how to enable it. I just want to try it out so I can decide whether I like it or not, but so far it hasn't shown up for me...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

On my samsung N20U when I use assistant for the past week it will sometimes pop up on screen asking if I'd like to try swapping to gemini. It only stays up a few seconds before going away.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's not only the default: you can choose to use the old assistant on Gemini's config, but the next time you open Gemini it's as if you just installed it and it sets itself as the default again.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Weird, maybe the Pixel build is slightly different, because that's not happening on mine and I believe I've already got the latest updates for it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

It didn't happen on mine either. It's just not true. Samsung S24 Ultra.