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Google has replaced the Google Assistant app on Android with Gemini by default (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Squire1039@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] HKayn@dormi.zone 2 points 1 year ago

The amount of hue shift in that phone display in the photo is hilarious.

[–] DjMeas@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I loved being able to open up Assistant to quickly summarize an article for me, but Gemini requires me to also attach the URL to its context and then type/say "Summarize" and then hit the submit button only to wait longer for the summary.

The only pro I can think about is that I can continue to ask for details about or related to the article.

[–] Squire1039@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Lovely, that's a trick I haven't tried on Andorid.

[–] le_saucisson_masquay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Make yourself a favor, delete this crap and instead use a real open source (means apache2) AI that performs even better than chatgpt4 or Google ai. Get Mistral 7B.

[–] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm confused. There is no assistant app as far as I can tell. It seems to just be part of the OS.

I don't see a Gemini app either though.

[–] Squire1039@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Google assistant "app": https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.googleassistant&hl=en&gl=US

I think once it's rolled out in your region, the assistant will pester you to switch to Gemini.

There is no Gemini app of any kind for me either.

[–] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Interesting. I use it all the time but I don't have a separate app installed for it.

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