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Google Assistant is now powered by Gemini -- sort of (techcrunch.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Can I do this for my Google home device? It's ability to answer questions has really been going downhill

It’ll be mobile-only; Google Assistant devices like Nest and Home speakers and displays won’t see changes just yet.

Guess I'll wait

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Man the weirdest thing I've noticed with my Google home getting shitter is saying "stop" when a timer is going off—say stop, wait 4 seconds for it to acknowledge

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

OMG it takes me 10 times of telling it to stop for it to actually stop the timer alarm

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I thought that was just me! I feel like the overall quality of Google home has been going down. I have to tell Google to turn off my lights like 3 times before it works now a days

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I've been degoogling and de-nesting for the last year, especially since the door sensors are going to stop working, just so they can try to sell ADT stuff.

I can no longer trust Google not to kill everything it touches.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Animal of the Day was the last straw.

RIP

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Took you long enough.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What do you use nowadays that's on the safer side? I don't know much outside of the big players like Google. Any advice will be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

NewPipe for YouTube, ProtonVPN to help hide my activity from trackers, Firefox with Privacy Badger and uBlock, Tidal as a replacement for YT Music, I've found Moon FM to work for me as a replacement for Google Podcasts.

I'll be hosting a NAS with Immich to replace Google Photos and have other file storage some time this year.

I use an android, so there's only so much I can do (and I don't want to fiddle with GrapheneOS or iPhones). But I find things more enjoyable without constant ads everywhere and without new "features" that only serve to try to keep all your attention on an app all the time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Thanks for all the advice! Much appreciated!