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Google Assistant will vanish from Android phones and connected devices in September
www.engadget.com/2230792/google-assistant-shut-down-android-devices-in-september/
EngadgetGoogle Assistant will vanish from Android phones and connected devices in September - EngadgetLike birthdays in late May and most of June, it’s all about Gemini.
Replying to @return2ozma@lemmy.world
My grandmother used it for calling. She’d long press the home button and say ‘Call Aliya’ etc. It has stopped working last week, in both google assistant and gemini. If anyone knows an alternative, please let me know.
Replying to @VAK@lemmy.world
You might have to remap the home button to Gemini maybe?
Replying to @return2ozma@lemmy.world
Tried that but gemini seems incapable of placing calls
Replying to @VAK@lemmy.world
It also can’t connect to Google home without being unlocked nor set your navigation to an address in your contacts, or as far as I can tell do anything useful at all.
Oh and I almost forgot it will also fucking block other apps from doing shit that they used to be able to do because it decided that something in your phrase is a key word.
Replying to @Test_Tickles@lemmy.world
Seems to be a case of dumb incentives winning. If you evolve the google assistant to be more powerful, it’s a “small” quite project, but you build a big foundational replacement and wow promotion