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Google has replaced the Google Assistant app on Android with Gemini by default (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 2 years ago by 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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[–] 12 points 2 years ago (5 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.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    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...

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (2 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.

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