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Google has replaced the Google Assistant app on Android with Gemini by default (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 9 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] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I can't wait for home assistant assist to be good enough to replace Gemini as a assistant. Without the need for an llm

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I've already replaced It with Home Assistant. Wake words are still shaky, but everything else is at least as good if you're willing to configure it. At least for my use cases.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Are you able to control phone functions with assist? I don't use it mainly because I set voice timers a lot and wasn't able to find a way to do it with assist.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

What phone functions are you interested in? In theory if you can control it from HA you can control it from Assist. Sometimes it requires a bit more elbow grease though. I don't use timers much, so I haven't tried that. I don't see why you couldn't create a custom sentence and intent for it though.