I finally ditched Google Assistant for Gemini, and it’s not what I expected

I use Google Assistant when I’m driving, planning my day, or trying to remember something before it slips my mind. I can ask it to message someone, find an answer, or remind me about a task without breaking my flow.

So when Google started pushing Gemini as its replacement, I was curious but a little hesitant. The Assistant and I had a good thing going, and I wasn’t sure I needed a change.

Still, I decided to ditch Assistant and give Gemini a proper try.

I expected smarter answers. What I didn’t expect was how differently I’d end up using my phone’s assistant — and the few things that made me miss the old one.

I stopped giving robotic commands

Gemini actually lets me talk things through

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