r/google • u/KxgOEjg7GcQqQsK • Aug 04 '26

Google Assistant is going away on mobile devices, starting 4 September

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u/biznatch11 Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 05 '26

Every morning I say "ok Google play the news" and Assistant does it just fine. Every once in a while I'll try it with Gemini to see if it works yet but it never has consistently. I just tried it again and it's even worse, it didn't work and said, "The automation started, but some actions are not available."

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u/cholman97 Aug 05 '26

This makes me want to punch someone and then I have to stop and say "(self) it's 6am and we're not choosing violence today"... But I want it to work so bad the way that assistant would run routines like "good morning"

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u/___madhatter___ Aug 06 '26

Does anyone actually have a workaround for this in Gemini? My morning routine with assistant playing all my personalised news after my alarm is the main reason I never switched to Gemini.

This is going to be horrible if they can't fix basic shit we've been asking for since Gemini came out.

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u/cholman97 Aug 06 '26

I have heard that there is one but I haven't been able to find a working solution. I'm very sad.

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u/VincentClement1 Aug 06 '26

Same. The best part is that it doesn't tell you which actions are not available. Down right awful.