The real problem with Google's new Gemini Android assistant

I'll be honest: I was really hoping for an "aha!" moment over these past few days.

Ever since Google made it clear that it was working to bring its next-gen generative AI chatbot into Android as a replacement for Google Assistant, I've been skeptical. And ever since I installed the new standalone Gemini Android app and allowed it to take over my phone's assistant function, that initial skepticism has only grown into a grumbling sense of us being ushered …

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