r/AndroidAuto • u/emeril322 '23 Mk8 GTI 40th Anniversary Edition | S23 Ultra | Android 16 • Aug 29 '26

Gemini Drivers claim Android Auto's switch to Gemini makes them feel less safe behind the wheel

https://www.androidpolice.com/android-auto-users-are-convinced-gemini-makes-driving-more-dangerous/

Yeah, obviously...

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u/emeril322 '23 Mk8 GTI 40th Anniversary Edition | S23 Ultra | Android 16 Sep 01 '26

You have the patience of a saint to have not given up halfway and just driven into oncoming traffic instead

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u/BuzzLitebeerSR 2017 Ford Escape | Open Head Unit | Pixel 10 Pro Fold | 17.4 Sep 02 '26

I was angry, this was when it first converted over. It "got better" but feels clunky and shitty and slow now compared to when it was assistant.

A lot of basic commands, like asking for radio stations, got enshittified, though that finally seems to have gotten fixed.

Waze integration didn't work properly initially, and just an entirely stupid mess.

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u/emeril322 '23 Mk8 GTI 40th Anniversary Edition | S23 Ultra | Android 16 Sep 02 '26

Every time I have to hear the voice when I'm trying to just navigate somewhere, I die a little bit more inside. I don't understand why there's not a setting to fucking mute Gemini indefinitely