Google is pushing back its plan to fully replace Google Assistant with Gemini on most Android phones. The company had previously said it wanted to upgrade most mobile Assistant users to Gemini by the end of 2025. Now, it says that timeline is slipping into 2026 as it works to make the transition smoother. In
I wish they would have delayed deploying it to Android Auto – not only is it slower, it also tends to interpret questions that you are texting someone as questions it should answer.
Mf, you literally asked me what I wanted to text my partner, why are you answering the question I wanted to ask her?
That would be maddening. It seems wild that all of these voice assistants (LLM or no) are a decade old and still have very basic issues and limitations. I wonder if these huge companies are bad at product development or if it’s simply a doomed category?
I wish they would have delayed deploying it to Android Auto – not only is it slower, it also tends to interpret questions that you are texting someone as questions it should answer.
Mf, you literally asked me what I wanted to text my partner, why are you answering the question I wanted to ask her?
That would be maddening. It seems wild that all of these voice assistants (LLM or no) are a decade old and still have very basic issues and limitations. I wonder if these huge companies are bad at product development or if it’s simply a doomed category?