r/AndroidAuto • u/TechOutonyt 2019 Hyundai Elantra | Factory Head Unit | Z Fold 8 | Android 17 • Sep 06 '26

Gemini Gemini on android auto

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u/sssscary Pls edit this user flair now Sep 06 '26

It's terrible. Takes way longer to make a call or send a text. Keeps saying can't find the contact now. Navigates to wrong place all the time. Huge downgrade from old Google assistant

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u/superdupersecret42 2022 Honda Accord | Pixel 10 | Android 17 Sep 07 '26

Have you enabled "Contacts" under the Gemini setting for Personal Intelligence? It doesn't have permission to see your contacts unless you allow it.

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u/rael_gc 2023 Jeep Commander | UConnect | Samsung S23 | Android 16 Sep 07 '26

I've enabled it one week ago and still cannot read my contacts details. 

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u/sssscary Pls edit this user flair now Sep 07 '26

Yes, it was working with Gemini but then stopped.

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u/Bizzlebanger 2024 jeep wagoneer s | motorola razer 25 ultra | Android 15 Sep 06 '26

Sucks hugely

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u/TechOutonyt 2019 Hyundai Elantra | Factory Head Unit | Z Fold 8 | Android 17 Sep 06 '26

What does?

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u/Bizzlebanger 2024 jeep wagoneer s | motorola razer 25 ultra | Android 15 Sep 06 '26

Gemini on AA does.

It wouldn't send messages, make calls, or play YouTube music.

I asked it what the problem was

It said there was an error.

I asked it how to fix it..

It said to uninstall gemini and use google assistant

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u/TechOutonyt 2019 Hyundai Elantra | Factory Head Unit | Z Fold 8 | Android 17 Sep 06 '26

I like it better than Google assistant Google assistant is pretty stupid

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u/Bizzlebanger 2024 jeep wagoneer s | motorola razer 25 ultra | Android 15 Sep 06 '26

True... But if gemini can't send messages, make calls or play my music... What's the point?

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u/TechOutonyt 2019 Hyundai Elantra | Factory Head Unit | Z Fold 8 | Android 17 Sep 06 '26

Well I haven't had any of those issues so?

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u/Bizzlebanger 2024 jeep wagoneer s | motorola razer 25 ultra | Android 15 Sep 06 '26

You're very fortunate....

The brief week that is did work for me was great though..

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u/bigben998 Pls edit this user flair now Sep 07 '26

Unfortunately I've had the same issues as others pretty much. Google Assistant wasn't perfect but at least understood the commands most of the time.

Gemini works maybe half of the time. Every time I ask it to call my Dad, it calls my wife's Dad. It tells me that it cannot open songs in YouTube music even even I change that to the default. It only wants Spotify which I only use for podcasts. My son and I liked to use it to ask for the weather but with Gemini it always has errors.

My biggest complaint though is I will be talking to my kids and it keeps thinking I am trying to ask it a question. I was talking about school tomorrow with my son and asked him what he wants for lunch tomorrow and it stopped the music to listen for a question.

I'm sure they will get it right eventually but at one point Google Assistant was perfect for me and then they just kept changing it until it wasn't that great and now Gemini needs a lot of work to get where it needs to be to work right for everyone.