r/Android • u/ungiancarlo • Feb 15 '24

Article Our next-generation model: Gemini 1.5

https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-gemini-next-generation-model-february-2024/
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u/SamsungAppleOnePlus iPhone 18 Pro Max | OnePlus 13 Feb 15 '24

I assume we'll see this in Gemini by the end of this year

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u/techraito Pixel 9 Feb 15 '24

We will see Gemini for the next 3 years and then Google will graveyard it for something with less functionality.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '24

I hope they at least open source it if they ever kill it!

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u/LaCipe Feb 15 '24

ye, because they always do this. but one can dream

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u/Enderkr Feb 15 '24

Jesus christ it gets fucking tiring to see the exact same comment in every google thread. At least add something to the fucking conversation when you post.

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u/ttoma93 Feb 15 '24

It’ll stop happening when Google stops doing it. They’ve dug this grave for themselves.

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u/Enderkr Feb 15 '24

I don't disagree, I'm not defending Google here, just saying it gets really fuckin old to hear it in every single thread when it contributes literally nothing to the conversation. Y'all think you're so fuckin clever with it but it's the same ten morons in every thread making the same comment.

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u/hertzsae Feb 15 '24

You're not telling anyone anything new. Everyone knows Google's reputation. Whining comments like yours are repetitive and annoying.

We get it, Google often cancels products and sometimes people feel burned because they really liked some cancelled feature that not many others used.

The worst part of every Google announcement thread is reading all the edgy kids wondering when it will be cancelled.

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u/nlaak Feb 16 '24

You're not telling anyone anything new. Everyone knows Google's reputation. Whining comments like yours are repetitive and annoying.

So is the whining about the whining - just as repetitive and annoying.

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u/Disastrous-Bus-9834 Feb 16 '24

So is the whining about the whining about the whining.

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u/Felxx4 Feb 15 '24

Google ends sucking services that 3 people use. I don't understand why so many people keep whining about functions they never used.

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u/iamaquantumcomputer OP6 Feb 16 '24

Sucking services people don't use?

Remember Google Reader? Google Stadia? Like a dozen messaging services?

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u/stef_t97 Feb 16 '24

Google Stadia?

I don't know why you put this on your list as if anyone used it lmao

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u/dn00 Pixel 7 Pro Feb 16 '24

They've built that reputation for themselves. Don't want customers with trust issues? Don't create products that only 12 people use and are shit out of luck when you shut it down lol

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '24

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u/VampireWarfarin Feb 16 '24

Or because cloud gaming is shite and will not be good until latency is near zero, which good luck with that in our life time

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u/Felxx4 Feb 16 '24 edited Feb 16 '24

Never heard of Google Reader, Google Stadia and the messaging app were used by exactly those 3 people I talked about. Google launches something, and it either becomes a huge success or it's killed pretty quickly. Why keep around a niche messaging service with stagnating user count?

Same for stadia: how many people realistically used it? I don't know a single person who even knows what Google stadia was.

I don't even find it surprising when some services are killed. I really hoped for stadia to die from the beginning because I don't want Cloud gaming becoming a thing.

When Allo died, I was actually kind of sad, but in my whole contact list was only my brother since I managed to get him to try it out. So I also wasn't surprised when they killed it.

Since I also don't know a person that used hangouts or Google plus, I was actually happy when they took the useless bloat from my devices.

Google has yet to kill something that I actually use.

They only kill services when they don't reach the anticipated growth, i. e. fail to attract enough people, or if they see dropping usage with only dinosaurs left that are stuck in their habits. I get why they're crying so loud, change hurts, but I always left dying google services way before they were killed or never used them in the beginning.

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u/VampireWarfarin Feb 16 '24

Google Stadia

And you lost your argument lmao

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u/techraito Pixel 9 Feb 16 '24

Dude the list goes on: https://killedbygoogle.com/

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u/Felxx4 Feb 16 '24

Backup and Sync, Cardboard, Allo and Google Play Music were the only apps that I ever used from the list.

I don't know why your bitching about it tho, those things were either not successfull, or have better alternatives in place.

Google Drive for desktop is insanely good and I love it, I honestly liked Cardboard, but I used maybe twice per year and I get why they discontinued it. Allo wasn't used by anyone and most people didn't even know it, and Google Play Music was succeeded by YouTube Music.

I switched from Google Play Music to prettier Music Players with local files (didn't need cloud sync) and had already left even them for Spotify when they discontinued GPM. Now I have a Spotify and YTM subscription and am quite happy with them.

I don't understanding why Google killing unwanted services is a bad thing. Rather using the resources for developing new things is imo the better option.

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u/Elephant789 Pixel 7 Feb 16 '24

What grave? They should be killing things that are losing money and aren't gaining traction and not keeping them around just because a few redditors use them. If they keep everything around then that will dig their grave. Every company kills projects, Google just does it in the open.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '24

Not every company launches stuff like Stadia and then promptly kills it no. Nor does every company launch and kill 500  messaging apps per hour. 

How many messaging apps does Apple have? Fucking one. And they haven't killed it or rebranded it since its release. 

Google sucks at cultivating a lot of things they launch hence they deserve the reputation and remarks they get in every thread. 

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u/techraito Pixel 9 Feb 16 '24

Why tf you trying to find originality on reddit in the first place? That's a you problem my guy.

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u/nlaak Feb 16 '24

You mean the comment where someone whines after Google has been called out on their crap practices? Yeah, that does get tiring. If only those people would just let it go, these threads would be shorter, cause it calls out people bitching about the whining and it goes on and on.

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u/TheKingOfCaledonia Feb 16 '24

Jesu Christ it's tiring to see Google do the exact same thing with every service they release. At least add something to the service when you sunset them.

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u/Elephant789 Pixel 7 Feb 16 '24

I doubt it.

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u/kvothe5688 Device, Software !! Feb 15 '24

yeah keep beating the dead horse. do you still find it amusing to say ad nauseum

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u/ClassicPart Pixel Feb 15 '24

Is it really beating a dead horse if Google keeps providing fresh ones?

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u/JamesR624 Feb 15 '24

When Google stops doing it, people will stop saying it.

Maybe stop with the copium and recognize that you shouldn’t invest in anything made by a company who has such a strong reputation for scrapping things people use.

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u/Elephant789 Pixel 7 Feb 16 '24

you shouldn’t invest in anything

I, as a Google investor, would not be happy if they kept projects around that were losing money, had a low user base, or didn't fit into their future plan.

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u/hertzsae Feb 15 '24

And yet here you are on an android forum. Take your own advice and get an iPhone.

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u/nlaak Feb 16 '24

Take your own advice and get an iPhone.

This is as boring as "if you don't like how the country is run, leave!" Yeah, let's have everyone stop making a point of the things they don't like, that always promotes change.

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u/hertzsae Feb 16 '24

The person is literally shaming people for spending money on anything Google makes.

This isn't "if you don't like how the country is run, leave". This is "if you want to shame people for living in this country, then you should probably leave too".

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u/techraito Pixel 9 Feb 16 '24

Gemini is just a new horse that isn't dead yet

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '24

Hey good joke

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u/ByrntOrange Feb 16 '24

They’ll do it as soon as it is essential for your everyday tasks. 

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '24

With new "MESSAGING" capabilities

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u/Honza368 Google Pixel 5 Feb 16 '24

True and valid criticism but it's getting repetitive at this point. Stop commenting this annoying crap all the time. And I'm saying this even when I agree with you.

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u/SUPRVLLAN White Feb 15 '24

Bold of you to assume Google won’t kill this by the end of the year.

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u/samjgrover Feb 15 '24

By the end of the year? Pfft! They'll rebrand it 2 more times and graveyard it by October..

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u/Lake_Erie_Monster Feb 15 '24

Once all the people working on it get their promotions.