- Google Assistant fails for many on Android Auto
- These users are still waiting for their Gemini upgrade
- Gemini deployment expected to be fully completed in the near future
Google’s Gemini AI is slowly replacing Google Assistant on Android Auto, but for users still waiting to switch systems, a growing number of features are broken – and people aren’t happy about it.
As noted by 9to5Google, there are several reports on Reddit showing Google Assistant refusing to perform tasks or give answers that it previously had no problem with. One example given is that the assistant does not understand navigation instructions spoken out loud.
It’s one thing to still be waiting for the Gemini upgrade to hit your Android Auto dashboard – it’s another to find that basic Android Auto functions are now broken because Google Assistant is becoming less and less capable.
“I didn’t understand that” is apparently now a common Google Assistant refrain whenever voice commands are tried, and one user had to switch back to their car’s built-in navigation just to find the correct route from point A to point B each time.
Phone calls and music streaming
Has anyone else noticed that Google Assistant is becoming more and more useless? from r/AndroidAuto
There are many replies to the original post: one mentions asking Google Assistant to play some songs on Spotify, but was met with silence. It seems that third-party integrations are now also constantly breaking.
Another comment complains about not being able to take phone calls through Android Auto, which seems to be a recurring theme in the thread. These are pretty basic functions that Google Assistant has handled for years without any problems.
“It’s gotten worse lately,” writes one Reddit user, who has been unable to find places such as gas stations near his current location using Google Assistant. Worse yet, these features still work fine in the Google Maps app without Android Auto.
The only light at the end of the tunnel for these frustrated users is that the Gemini update is expected to arrive soon – although no fixed date has been given by Google. After that, voice interactions with AI on Android Auto should be much more natural and useful.
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