What I liked the most about Gemini is how easy an image can be generated for me to change my wallpaper for example. But it is true that it cannot replace GA as of today.
@@slickbill9488 you're right. As for my phone. It worked perfectly for the specifications I gave. But it happened the same to me in my desktop. It was blurry.
I don't even use the standard Assistant voice. I use Cyan, because that sounds like the voice of a Black woman. Meanwhile, no alternate voices with Gemini so far. So now I gotta hear some white guy. Lol. 🤦🏿♂️
This is one of the rare instances where having Bixby is useful. I can use Gemini for its AI features, while using Bixby for its more comprehensive device control.
The fact that Gemini isn't smart enough to start playing a song in TH-cam Music from vocal direction the way Assistant can is kind of laughable and a deal breaker. Gemini seems focused on pumping out an essay instead of just performing extremely simple tasks which Assistant is very good at. I cannot see how Gemini is a replacement for Assistant if it can't do the most basic tasks.
I haven't tried the new Gemini yet, but I used Bard, ran into the same problem it could not even place a simple phone call for me. Went back to Google Assistant.
As of today, saturday march 2nd, I installed google assistant on my S24 Ultra's side button, and after I did it, google automatically asked me to use google gemini instead of the google assistant. I do not have the app installed on my phone. Check and make sure if your problem has been addressed. I hope that helped.
Before Google released Gemini, they should've made sure it replaced GA in its entirety. I do like using Gemini though when trying to get as much information on something I'm looking into or finding something I want.
It's stupid that you can't use the app without setting it as your assistant. I would like to be able to keep my Google Assistant and use Gemini in the app just like GPT and Microsoft co-pilot on mobile. I shouldn't have to lose the main reason I bought a pixel just to use Gemini
I'll stay with GA as bad as it is ,until they drag me into Gemini. My family is comfortable with assistant in our home and pulling support for routines and music/podcast control would put a big hole in the current use case
Yeah, I made some Google Home routines of broadcast shortcuts for things I have GA say often, until Gemini integrates that kind of thing, I'm going to have to stick to GA
Thanks, Jordan. Looking forward to more data, and the refinements Google makes in the coming weeks. I have to admit that one of the chief reasons i already enjoy Gemini Assist is that it has a smoother, faster toast UI. It's just a pleasing wakeup response to my summons. I'm easy, what can i say. 🤷🏽♂️ Great video as always, Jordan & 9to5. Cheers 🍻
At the very least, they should give us an option to use the chatbot in the app without replacing the Google Assistant. it should be an option if someone wants to replace the Assistant with Gemini, but again, that should be optional.
Since using Gemini I can't see Answers because the prompt box takes up a lot of the screen,tried most things but the experience on my Chromebook is totally different to on my pixel 6p, love your videos by the way, 😊 Sunderland UK 🇬🇧
This is exciting! Can't wait to see how much faster and smarter AI features become on my phone. Mediatek and Gemini collab is another level excitement!!
There are many improvements to be done but a useful one that I never heard anyone talking about would be background playing, if we're listening to an answer sound shouldn't stop when we leave Gemini it should continue playing in the background and a player should be displayed in the quick settings like it happens with streaming music apps cos it just makes sense and cos it can be a very useful tool with minimal changes for example when we're following a tutorial, wouldn't it be great to have it saying each step by request either with voice or a dedicated floating button (Hey google read me the tutorial you just gave me step by step....next....next)
Was too excited to use the app but it still lacks some features: Can't interact with apps "Open §potify" Can't read aloud pages Doesn't support landscape UI Uses the full screen for answers which i don't like after being get used to assistant. Fails to recognise some products searched in screen. Sometimes voice recognition fails.. I've sent many feedback as i encounters but I don't think Google is ready to work on it
What i don't understand is the "read out" command. I am using a Pixel 7 pro. The Google assistant can do this without any problems, but why can't Gemini do it? Will this feature come to the Pixel 7 pro? If not, I would be pretty sad because the read aloud-feature comes in quite handy for me.
This has been very helpful. I quickly switched to Gemini once prompted the chance to and didn't even realize that I cannot create tasks or reminders from there which is a big downer personally
Note : any of the Google assistant tasks like making a call and sending a message etc only work when using voice and not if you type. If you type the same prompt it will say it's just a language model.
If I've got 5 google devices in my room, can I try Gemini on my phone and keep Google Assistant active everywhere else? I'm looking to talk to both if needed for full damn functionality. 😀
Having Google Assistant on everywhere else and Gemini on the phone is great imo, most of the controls at home are in speakers and outdoors you can use Buds or Watch.
Played around with Gemini, its half baked tbh. Its slow to respond than google assistant. It can't identify music & tell me the song name but Google Assistant can, using this feature a lot. So im sticking with Google Assistant for until Gemini gets sorted
If I switch to Gemini on my Android phone can I switch it back to Google Assistant or it locks to Gemini. However download the app and trying it to write lyrics or song writing.
All Gemini seems to have done is dramatically slow down voice search - by truncating the time Google search waits for you to speak your query - causing at least two further voice attempts prior to the search being productive. In most cases its now quicker to just type the search query! This also has a negative knock-on effect - using more traffic and processing cycles just so Google's knee-jerk panicked response to GPT can return a slow ludicrous ai summary of - in most cases - a basic request for factual information. Google's Gemini is clearly not very clever - it doesn't seem to be able to distinguish the difference between a simple factual information request and requests where more elaboration or action is required. It is the equivalent of having a PA who when asked for the address and phone number of a plumber in your area - suddenly feels it logical to mention that plumbers provide services such as fixing and installing water pipes and taps and other fittings! That's crazy. If I had a PA that responded like this I'd either fire them or send them for psychiatric evaluation.
Had a problem with Gemini identifying a song in a restaurant, the old assistant used to display on my Pixel screen automatically. Sent a message to Google, but did not hear back.
I'm currently using this. It's nice but not as good as Gpt, which is still to be released. G. Live sounds robotic. And with just a male voice. How can to make this more dynamic and with a female voice.
I'd definitely rather stay with Google Assistant for now. But for sure, Gemini is great! But about choosing Google Assistant, hopefully someday soon Gemini becomes faster and gets language interpreting. I HAD TO WATCH THIS VIDEO, specially since I just got Gemini available on my phone.
It will be tough for Gemini to beat Google Assistant but why does Google Gemini Live part, Why does all the rest of the screen need to be blacked out with the rest of the app and not the usual bottom portion ?
When is this meant to roll out worldwide on the Play Store? I can download the apk in the UK but then I'd miss out on crucial app updates through the Play Store which would improve how this works. No image generation function is also a sore spot.
I hate it. It does not function as an assistant replacement, can't even perform some basic, common assistant tasks. That would be fine, except every update (which come at least daily in this early launch time) it automatically switches assistant with Gemini.
Needs a LOT of improvement before it can replace GA. I think Google should be embarrassed. Surprised the news coverage has been all but ignoring the bad reviews on for the Android app.
Won't use Gemini on my phone until it can do everything the assistant can or they force me. Assistant is just far better at assisting me in day to day stuff
I was hoping, Gemini would serve as a better assistant and introduce unsupported (for Google Assistant) languages. In my Case Greek language. Since Gemini speaks Greek, when used as a language model, to ask questions, how difficult is it to place a call and send a message, using Greek or any other language? I hope it happens fast.
I just don't get it, I can download the app in the UK now but it's next to useless, can't turn on the torch - can't set an alarm - can't route a map via maps app - can't adjust anything that's associated with Google home - struggles to do basic searches on the net like find an interview. It can explain things I ask about but so can Google assistant it's utterly useless as of now on my pixel 8.
I am using the Gemini web page that I added to my home screen. That's how I use Gemini until they fix it. I do not want it replacing my Google Assistant until it's ready.
Tried it for 5 min. It sucked. It couldn't handle the simplest tasks. Maybe they can come back in 5 years when they've worked out all the MANY kinks. For now, it's garbage.
As far as I know, Google Pixels will be carrying this Gemini Nano. However, I believe that the Gemini Nano is also designed for phones with the Dimensity 9300 and 8300.
Geofenced apps are obnoxious. Why am I not allowed to use it because im Dutch? My phone isnt set to dutch, nor do I want to speak dutch to it. Not to mention the browser version already can handle dutch if you want it to. So whats the point?
I really like to see the list of devices which support the gemini and the list of countries where it is available. I am in India and using a Pixel 6a but could not find the gemini in the Play Store
It's too bad that you can only use Gemini if you agree to use it to replace Google Assistant. The one remaining annoyance for me using it as assistant is that for simple things like turning on/off lights, it needs me to unlock my phone first. Seems trivial, but that inconvenience is a deal breaker to me. 😒
Well, as a pixel 7 user, I don't plan on changing from assistant to Gemini anytime soon. Gemini does not seem to be anywhere close to what assistant is. So until I see that Gemini can do at least what assistant can do, I'll stick with assistant.
Gemini told me it's does not really browse to the internet in the way we use the internet as in. It's connected to the internet and it uses the internet from training, but it doesn't really understand what it's seeing. just the relationship between words. statistics etc..
I would like them to add continued conversation to Gemini assistant like the Google assistant has and I wish we did have to add the webpage to Gemini assistant before it reads the page out loud it's too many steps the Google assistant would just read the page when asked
What I liked the most about Gemini is how easy an image can be generated for me to change my wallpaper for example. But it is true that it cannot replace GA as of today.
I tried doing that but it's never the right aspect ratio and the image just looks blurry as a wallpaper
@@slickbill9488 you're right. As for my phone. It worked perfectly for the specifications I gave. But it happened the same to me in my desktop. It was blurry.
The best aspect of assistant is how fast it is. Until Gemini is remotely as fast, will be tough to replace assistant
Was using Gemini, but stopped when it couldn’t read web pages aloud. Appreciate you mentioning it. Hope they fix it soon.
I was about to make the same comment. Once this is fixed, I'll use Gemini
Not to mention that it's not supported on the Pixel 7. That's just ridiculous.
@@SeanOHanlon yet.
Still isn't fixed 😕
Now it can. You just go to the website. Activate it. Click add screen then you say read aloud
Personally, I prefer Google Assistant voice more than Google Geminis Voice
Finally someone with an honest view
I don't even use the standard Assistant voice. I use Cyan, because that sounds like the voice of a Black woman. Meanwhile, no alternate voices with Gemini so far. So now I gotta hear some white guy. Lol. 🤦🏿♂️
It has a male voice. @@Andrew_Sivan.
Wish Gemini started with multiple voices also, the default Google assistant voice is so much better.
Gemini's voice gives me the ick
This is one of the rare instances where having Bixby is useful. I can use Gemini for its AI features, while using Bixby for its more comprehensive device control.
Wow. I am doing the exact same thing. Bixby is definitely better for assistant
Google Assistant > Bixby
Google Pixel phones > Samsung phones
I think both is great but u can't use gemini and GA at the same time. Maybe when it's updated, I'll use gemini only. Until then, I'll use both
Thanks! Didn't even realize this. I've been so used to using GA for creating reminders/Tasks that it stopped me from switching to Gemini
I do the same thing with bixby, and I like it when I say, "Hey bixby, turn phone off, are sure yes, then the phone goes off 😀
The fact that Gemini isn't smart enough to start playing a song in TH-cam Music from vocal direction the way Assistant can is kind of laughable and a deal breaker. Gemini seems focused on pumping out an essay instead of just performing extremely simple tasks which Assistant is very good at. I cannot see how Gemini is a replacement for Assistant if it can't do the most basic tasks.
I haven't tried the new Gemini yet, but I used Bard, ran into the same problem it could not even place a simple phone call for me.
Went back to Google Assistant.
Thanks for watching yall! Appreciate the support 🫡
Where'd your orange buds go?
Can you change the Gemini voice to female?
I asked gemini if it could change its voice, and it said it is not at that point of development yet.
the biggest issue for me is whenever you ask gemini anything it switches to the app, rather than giving you the answer in the pop up window.
As of today, saturday march 2nd, I installed google assistant on my S24 Ultra's side button, and after I did it, google automatically asked me to use google gemini instead of the google assistant. I do not have the app installed on my phone. Check and make sure if your problem has been addressed.
I hope that helped.
@@JaySm1tty mine still answer questions in a separate full screen window and i don't have an app too
I hate this thing, I loved google assistant answers my question in pop up
Before Google released Gemini, they should've made sure it replaced GA in its entirety. I do like using Gemini though when trying to get as much information on something I'm looking into or finding something I want.
Hello, why do you wear earbuds in the videos? Do you monitor your voice while recording or is it just for aesthetics?
It's stupid that you can't use the app without setting it as your assistant. I would like to be able to keep my Google Assistant and use Gemini in the app just like GPT and Microsoft co-pilot on mobile. I shouldn't have to lose the main reason I bought a pixel just to use Gemini
Thanks for addressing availability in different regions, keep it up! 😀
I don't know if it's available in my country right now because I checked my Play store and it's not there
What happened to continued conversation? Are they going to reintegrate it like it was on Google assistant?
I'll stay with GA as bad as it is ,until they drag me into Gemini. My family is comfortable with assistant in our home and pulling support for routines and music/podcast control would put a big hole in the current use case
Yeah, I made some Google Home routines of broadcast shortcuts for things I have GA say often, until Gemini integrates that kind of thing, I'm going to have to stick to GA
How is it bad when it's the best assistant in any phone?😅
BAD? It's the best assistant out of all of the ones in existence 😂
While many AI companies showcase remarkable capabilities, OpenAI distinctly leads the way with its unparalleled innovations.
It needs to be a 100% replacement for Google Assistant and it needs to not have any political related filters
Thanks, Jordan. Looking forward to more data, and the refinements Google makes in the coming weeks. I have to admit that one of the chief reasons i already enjoy Gemini Assist is that it has a smoother, faster toast UI. It's just a pleasing wakeup response to my summons. I'm easy, what can i say. 🤷🏽♂️
Great video as always, Jordan & 9to5. Cheers 🍻
At the very least, they should give us an option to use the chatbot in the app without replacing the Google Assistant. it should be an option if someone wants to replace the Assistant with Gemini, but again, that should be optional.
Since using Gemini I can't see Answers because the prompt box takes up a lot of the screen,tried most things but the experience on my Chromebook is totally different to on my pixel 6p, love your videos by the way, 😊 Sunderland UK 🇬🇧
This is exciting! Can't wait to see how much faster and smarter AI features become on my phone. Mediatek and Gemini collab is another level excitement!!
There are many improvements to be done but a useful one that I never heard anyone talking about would be background playing, if we're listening to an answer sound shouldn't stop when we leave Gemini it should continue playing in the background and a player should be displayed in the quick settings like it happens with streaming music apps cos it just makes sense and cos it can be a very useful tool with minimal changes for example when we're following a tutorial, wouldn't it be great to have it saying each step by request either with voice or a dedicated floating button (Hey google read me the tutorial you just gave me step by step....next....next)
Can you still summarize articles on your smartphone I know with Google Assistant you were able to do it
Can you tell me what type of earphones are you using? Seems that work really well. Thanks nice video
Was too excited to use the app but it still lacks some features:
Can't interact with apps
"Open §potify"
Can't read aloud pages
Doesn't support landscape UI
Uses the full screen for answers which i don't like after being get used to assistant.
Fails to recognise some products searched in screen.
Sometimes voice recognition fails..
I've sent many feedback as i encounters but I don't think Google is ready to work on it
What i don't understand is the "read out" command. I am using a Pixel 7 pro. The Google assistant can do this without any problems, but why can't Gemini do it? Will this feature come to the Pixel 7 pro? If not, I would be pretty sad because the read aloud-feature comes in quite handy for me.
Ditto.
This has been very helpful. I quickly switched to Gemini once prompted the chance to and didn't even realize that I cannot create tasks or reminders from there which is a big downer personally
Note : any of the Google assistant tasks like making a call and sending a message etc only work when using voice and not if you type. If you type the same prompt it will say it's just a language model.
I use Google lens because I don't have circle to search. Will I lose that functionality if I decide to update to gemini
If I've got 5 google devices in my room, can I try Gemini on my phone and keep Google Assistant active everywhere else? I'm looking to talk to both if needed for full damn functionality. 😀
Yes you can, during my time testing I was able to use Google assistant on one device while using Gemini on the other. Good question =)
Having Google Assistant on everywhere else and Gemini on the phone is great imo, most of the controls at home are in speakers and outdoors you can use Buds or Watch.
On Gemini, today on Android, I'm not able to get a draw of a sheep... how do you get a draw ?
Gemini is a language model based assistant. So, it is not fully ready to replace google assistant yet
I don't get how this is much different than the assistants we've already been using
Played around with Gemini, its half baked tbh. Its slow to respond than google assistant. It can't identify music & tell me the song name but Google Assistant can, using this feature a lot. So im sticking with Google Assistant for until Gemini gets sorted
If I switch to Gemini on my Android phone can I switch it back to Google Assistant or it locks to Gemini. However download the app and trying it to write lyrics or song writing.
All Gemini seems to have done is dramatically slow down voice search - by truncating the time Google search waits for you to speak your query - causing at least two further voice attempts prior to the search being productive. In most cases its now quicker to just type the search query!
This also has a negative knock-on effect - using more traffic and processing cycles just so Google's knee-jerk panicked response to GPT can return a slow ludicrous ai summary of - in most cases - a basic request for factual information.
Google's Gemini is clearly not very clever - it doesn't seem to be able to distinguish the difference between a simple factual information request and requests where more elaboration or action is required.
It is the equivalent of having a PA who when asked for the address and phone number of a plumber in your area - suddenly feels it logical to mention that plumbers provide services such as fixing and installing water pipes and taps and other fittings! That's crazy.
If I had a PA that responded like this I'd either fire them or send them for psychiatric evaluation.
Had a problem with Gemini identifying a song in a restaurant, the old assistant used to display on my Pixel screen automatically. Sent a message to Google, but did not hear back.
Gemini doesn't seem to be available for my S8+ tablet. And the app I downloaded to my phone - an A23 - doesn't work at all.
I'm currently using this. It's nice but not as good as Gpt, which is still to be released. G. Live sounds robotic. And with just a male voice. How can to make this more dynamic and with a female voice.
I'd definitely rather stay with Google Assistant for now. But for sure, Gemini is great! But about choosing Google Assistant, hopefully someday soon Gemini becomes faster and gets language interpreting. I HAD TO WATCH THIS VIDEO, specially since I just got Gemini available on my phone.
Doesn't work on Google Tablet as of Feb 12 2024, basically says to stay tuned for updates
Should have mentioned that the pixel tablet is not supported at this time. Hopefully soon
I'm disappointed it's not as easy to summarize an article on Pixel 8 Pro. That summarize button was so handy
Bixby is doing so great for me that i uninstalled google cuz it's well integrated. but would be cool to have smt like chat gpt as assistant
On Android, how to you learn French by speaking to Gemini (as Gemini as teacher and without all the time saying "Hey Google") ?
Will gemini completely replace google assistant?
It already has, despite being totally useless as an assistant. Don't get it yet.
Wait you can use Google assistant offline? How?
great video will it also working on my google pixel tablet ?
Ive had horrible luck using Gemini as Google Assistant so i will be sticking to Google Assistant and using Copilot if i want to use an AI
Plus it's gimped if you live in certain countries. Copilot can generate images for me. Gemini can't.
It will be tough for Gemini to beat Google Assistant but why does Google Gemini Live part, Why does all the rest of the screen need to be blacked out with the rest of the app and not the usual bottom portion ?
When is this meant to roll out worldwide on the Play Store? I can download the apk in the UK but then I'd miss out on crucial app updates through the Play Store which would improve how this works. No image generation function is also a sore spot.
I hate it. It does not function as an assistant replacement, can't even perform some basic, common assistant tasks. That would be fine, except every update (which come at least daily in this early launch time) it automatically switches assistant with Gemini.
I'm hoping this arrives in the UK. I'm a regular Assistant user.
I don't understand why the Google app is required for the Google Assistant app
Also when will gemini support material design?
Thx for this primer on the current iteration of Gemini
It lacks a lot of features no read out loud,resume music,call(name) the second number the time I used it
But why you looks like Will Smith. 🤔
😂
will it actually auto send commands now? Pixel 6 pro
Thanks for this review. I'll be back to share my experiences
Thanks for the help man,much appreciated
When Gemini incorporates the core Assistant features and works offline, then ill make a full switch
I'm not able to create an image with Gemini
Gemini actually works if you download the latest apk i'm at the philippines right now and it works fine
It's annoying because it opens gemini and it stays on screen when sending a text by voice
Needs a LOT of improvement before it can replace GA. I think Google should be embarrassed. Surprised the news coverage has been all but ignoring the bad reviews on for the Android app.
What ChatGPT app was he using in the video?
It's still not available in my country lol
Can it summarize the article on the internet?
Won't use Gemini on my phone until it can do everything the assistant can or they force me. Assistant is just far better at assisting me in day to day stuff
I was hoping, Gemini would serve as a better assistant and introduce unsupported (for Google Assistant) languages. In my Case Greek language. Since Gemini speaks Greek, when used as a language model, to ask questions, how difficult is it to place a call and send a message, using Greek or any other language? I hope it happens fast.
Thanks for the info 👍🏾 I just started using it
Was using gemini untill i couldnt set a 15 minute timer 🤷♂️
It can't generate images for me
Will it support in pixel 7?
I just don't get it, I can download the app in the UK now but it's next to useless, can't turn on the torch - can't set an alarm - can't route a map via maps app - can't adjust anything that's associated with Google home - struggles to do basic searches on the net like find an interview.
It can explain things I ask about but so can Google assistant it's utterly useless as of now on my pixel 8.
Bro I tried going back to Google assistant and it said it was unsupported 😰
Damn. I thought Will Smith is doing a tech review 😁
My boi, the fresh prince of tech over here 😂
True
I am using the Gemini web page that I added to my home screen. That's how I use Gemini until they fix it. I do not want it replacing my Google Assistant until it's ready.
Tried it for 5 min. It sucked. It couldn't handle the simplest tasks. Maybe they can come back in 5 years when they've worked out all the MANY kinks. For now, it's garbage.
As far as I know, Google Pixels will be carrying this Gemini Nano. However, I believe that the Gemini Nano is also designed for phones with the Dimensity 9300 and 8300.
"Hey You Know Who"? ..."Hey Voldemort"..?
Geofenced apps are obnoxious.
Why am I not allowed to use it because im Dutch?
My phone isnt set to dutch, nor do I want to speak dutch to it.
Not to mention the browser version already can handle dutch if you want it to.
So whats the point?
I went back to the assistant for multiple reasons. Primarily for home controls.
I've watched most of your videos. I think we live near each other. I live in Roseville.
Won't give me my location if asked, so not aware of location like GA. Also Calendar integration is a must
I really like to see the list of devices which support the gemini and the list of countries where it is available. I am in India and using a Pixel 6a but could not find the gemini in the Play Store
Hey. Try to just install the apk from any website. I've been using it for the last 2 days. In India as well.
Thank you 👊🏻
Will it work on Android 11?
Nothing in Australia? Can't find it on Google Play store?
you can side load it
It's too bad that you can only use Gemini if you agree to use it to replace Google Assistant. The one remaining annoyance for me using it as assistant is that for simple things like turning on/off lights, it needs me to unlock my phone first. Seems trivial, but that inconvenience is a deal breaker to me. 😒
Personally the delay is a killer. I asked it a math problem and it spun for 10 seconds.
IT can now
Well, as a pixel 7 user, I don't plan on changing from assistant to Gemini anytime soon. Gemini does not seem to be anywhere close to what assistant is. So until I see that Gemini can do at least what assistant can do, I'll stick with assistant.
Gemini told me it's does not really browse to the internet in the way we use the internet as in. It's connected to the internet and it uses the internet from training, but it doesn't really understand what it's seeing. just the relationship between words. statistics etc..
Gemini doesn’t even work while its locked. And it’s frustrating.
Its a bit buggy, my google multiplied after i turned it into assistant
This was definitely not ready to completely replace Google Assistant
wallpaper link ?? time : 7.30
I would like them to add continued conversation to Gemini assistant like the Google assistant has and I wish we did have to add the webpage to Gemini assistant before it reads the page out loud it's too many steps the Google assistant would just read the page when asked