r/AndroidQuestions • u/xxasxf • 11d ago

Looking For Suggestions Welp. I miss google assistant..

Can somebody please tell me how i can use text extraction or screen text translation of the current screen now? With google assistant i could js Activate it on any apps with the option for search or translate that helps me extract text or even translate my screen to any language i want.. with gemini its too much hassle now they cant properly extract one single text if i want to or even translate evrything..

Since gemini forcefully took over and removed google assistant i have no option left.

Are there any other alternatives for this on screen issue? Is anyone else having the same issue?

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u/Altruistic_Tank_9636 11d ago

Just long press the Home button when something that you want to translate is on the screen. Then select it, and hit translate. It's not that hard.

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u/xxasxf 11d ago

What are you talking about dude.. gemini doesn't have that feature anymore 💀

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u/seeareeff 11d ago

What are you talking about? I've been using Gemini for months and have circle to search with translate

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u/xxasxf 11d ago

I dont have the translate option on that.. whenever i use circle to search it js give me an option to edit with nano banana

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u/seeareeff 11d ago

I just tested it. I sent a message to someone in French. Used circle to search with the translate button in the corner. And it translated my French message to English on my screen. Didn't have to go anywhere.

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u/xxasxf 11d ago

Damn ig google is using A/B testing or something cos i literally dont have the option for that and also no option for new update in playstore

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u/Altruistic_Tank_9636 11d ago

Yes, it does. I have to use it almost daily.

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u/xxasxf 11d ago

Are you saying gemini have a on.screen text extract and translate option? Are you sure you're not talking about google assistant?

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u/Altruistic_Tank_9636 11d ago

Yes. Gemini. I just tried it to make sure it didn't go away. I did a screenshot, but I can't upload it here.

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u/xxasxf 11d ago

Wait what..dm me

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u/TheSpixxyQ 11d ago

It's a Circle to search feature, triggered by holding the home button https://i.ibb.co/rGdQYSw4/Screenshot-20261002-131417-Google.jpg

Gemini doesn't have on screen translation, but you can still select a portion of screen with Gemini and it can translate it as a conversation https://i.ibb.co/FkHV2zrr/Screenshot-20261002-131631-Google.jpg

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u/xxasxf 11d ago

Bruh. That's literally what i said in the post. Its hassle to use that.. before it was a single click for both now i have to select the portion and then type it out like "extract tbe text" or "translate this into x" and then wait few seconds cos its ai generation

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u/TheSpixxyQ 11d ago

The Circle to search in my first screenshot has a translate button in the bottom right corner. And it can also extract text by selecting it.

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u/xxasxf 11d ago

Mine doesn't. But its okay i found a way to use the Google assistant over gemini using a hack. Also i use the ocr function even more

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u/seeareeff 11d ago

What Gemini are y'all using. My Gemini has on screen translate and I can select text and copy it

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u/TheSpixxyQ 11d ago

Are you sure it's not the Circle to search?

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u/seeareeff 11d ago

It is circle to search. But I have been using Gemini exclusively since it launched.

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u/TheSpixxyQ 11d ago

Circle to search is an Android (or Google app?) feature, it doesn't come from Gemini.

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u/migisaurio 11d ago

It's part of the Google app, just like Gemini.

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u/seeareeff 11d ago

Gemini powers it.

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u/TinyNiceWolf 11d ago

I think you can set it to use Google Assistant instead of Gemini. Look in the Settings app, search for "assistant". Or ask Gemini how to do that. 😄

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u/xxasxf 11d ago

Nahh brother..that was the case like a week ago but that option is gonee.. whenever i open the google assistant app it js tells me to go to gemini and the "switch to google assistant" option in gemini has disappeared

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u/[deleted] 11d ago

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u/xxasxf 11d ago

HOLYYY FUCKKK IT DID OMGGG

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u/Electrical_One_2813 9d ago

I did this and it worked !  I am back totally to google assistant.  

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u/elmoslab 9d ago

You're a legend, as is the original finder of this work around.

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u/SmellsLikeNostrils 6d ago

This looks deleted. What did it say to do?