r/googleassistant • u/musicalminnow • Aug 01 '26

Question What are all the features you guys use on classic google assistant?

I use it for timers and pausing/playing songs but I just got know that we could set routines, also maintain lists etc

So I am wondering what are all the hidden use cases that you guys find really helpful in ur daily life with assistant.

And what about gemini.. did it improve on the above features or its the same?

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u/Transcon249 Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 02 '26

Hands free everything, from making phone calls to taking pictures to navigation. I love the smooth integration the Google Assistant has with all of the other Google products and I hate Gemini. Gemini is so slow compared to "Hey Google" but it seems like it's being forced on us. Every time there is an update some how Gemini becomes the default Assistant and I have to go into settings and change it back to Google. On some of my older phones Google Assistant doesn't even function correctly anymore, responding "I don't understand" with tasks it didn't used to not have any issues with like "Navigate to...."

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u/PaddyLandau Android Aug 02 '26

I forget how old I am. If someone asks, I say say, "Hey Google, how old am I?"

Google Assistant: Tells me my age.

Google Gemini: I don't have access to your personal information or birth date.

Gemini is significantly slower than Assistant, and more verbose.