You may soon be able to activate the Android assistant with 'Hey Gemini,' potentially signaling the end for 'Hey Google.'
  • Teknikal@eviltoast.orgEnglish
    4·
    2 hours ago

    I don’t think I’ve found a single use for Gemini it either refuses any questions I ask or just can’t do the task. I think everytime I’ve tried something I’ve resorted to using a different llm. Google has really lost its tech edge imo.

    • return2ozma@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      57 minutes ago

      I only use Google Assistant to set timers and alarms. I tried it on Gemini and it said it couldn’t do that.

  • Random_Character_A@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    5 hours ago

    If I had know the level of shit from google when I retired my previous 8 year old phone, I would have picked degoogled version of Fairphone.

    • remoulade@feddit.dkEnglish
      3·
      5 hours ago

      That is what I have! And loving it. Admittedly the Fairphone 3 was quite slow and annoying when I got it, but with LineageOS and some changed settings I’ve actually never had a better phone, or felt better about my phone.

  • tias@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    9·
    12 hours ago

    I’ve never gotten 'Hey Google" to work properly when the phone is locked. And my phone is always locked except when I’m already using it, in which case it’s just easier and less awkward to hold down the activation button.

    • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      3 hours ago

      It’s funny because I remember early on devices like the OG Moto X had mid-tier specs but they made sure the OK Google worked with screen off. That was like 10 years ago now wtf

      • Chemical Wonka@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        14·
        16 hours ago

        We have to enjoy it while we still can

        Let’s face it, unfortunately the GrapheneOS developer team depending exclusively on Google hardware is a terrible thing in the long run, I bet that overnight Google will close the siege with the Pixels or possibly even abandon them so the whole community will have no alternative

        Google may also abandon Android, and there is no guarantee that another major company would keep it. I have real concerns about the Android model

        PS: I know the hardware requirements that GrapheneOS has to support a device

        • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          21·
          15 hours ago

          It’s a reasonable stopgap until Linux smartphones are ready. I don’t need much, just regular phone features (phone, SMS/MMS, data, etc), decent battery life, and decent audio. Give me that and I’ll ditch my Pixel.

          And honestly, I could probably switch today if forced.

          • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
            3·
            5 hours ago

            stopgap until Linux smartphones are ready.

            Got a time machine? You can go back to when we had a Linux smartphone.

            …because we already had one.

            • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              4·
              5 hours ago

              Which? Open moko?

              Every modern “Linux smartphone” I see has fundamental issues, like:

              • incomplete MMS support
              • crap audio
              • unreliable wake from sleep for calls and texts
              • crap battery life

              I just want basic phone things to work well.

          • りん〜English
            61·
            8 hours ago

            The problem is that everything is so reliant on apps nowadays. Paying for parking? There are multiple apps for that. Want to make payments on the go? Gotta use the banking app. Want to buy a bus or a train ticket? Download the app. Appointment with a dentist or a doctor? Download our app that has 500 built in trackers! Here in Scandinavia It feels like it’s impossible to live without a smartphone and these stupid apps. At least make a web app so I don’t have to download spyware. I would love a linux phone, but if it isn’t compatible with these apps I might as well just get a Google Pixel running GrapheneOS.

            • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              51·
              7 hours ago

              Just say no. I use a web browser for 90% of things, and just avoid stores that force an app down my throat. I don’t have a single store-specific app on my phone, and it’s glorious.

              I use GrapheneOS, and it’s surprisingly fine. Most things still have a functional website.

          • D_Air1@lemmy.mlEnglish
            3·
            12 hours ago

            I’m so fed up that I’m about to go all in on linux smartphones as long as phone, sms and data work. Everything else. Guess I don’t need it. To my knowledge those things do work. I just need to see how solid they are.

  • yeehaw@lemmy.caEnglish
    37·
    18 hours ago

    Cool, I still won’t “hey” anything since all these voice things are janky and privacy nightmares anyways.