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- Gemini calls have stopped working on Android Auto for some
- Many users are going back to Google Assistant
- Google is promising that a fix is now on the way for the issue
Gemini hasn't been available through the Android Auto dashboard for long, but users are now running into problems with making calls through the AI assistant — and some are even switching back to the older Google Assistant out of frustration.
As spotted by 9to5Google, multiple reports of this issue are popping up online. When an attempt to make a call through Gemini on Android Auto is made, an error message shows up: "Something went wrong. Please try again."
This also seems to be affecting Gemini-initiated calls on Android itself, to some extent. While it's being widely reported, however, it doesn't seem to be affecting everyone, and in some cases comes and goes intermittently.
This Reddit thread details a couple of workarounds that might work: either going back to Google Assistant, or uninstalling the most recent updates for the Google app on Android. The problem does appear to have appeared rather suddenly.
A fix is coming?
Something went wrong error while making calls via gemini app and Android auto. from r/GoogleGeminiAI
It's fair to say that the switch over to Gemini hasn't been a perfectly smooth one, which is perhaps to be expected when millions of devices all move from one AI assistant to another. Gemini has also had problems getting to grips with smart home devices.
Online reactions are overwhelmingly negative, as users find themselves without calling functionality in their cars. "The whole Gemini migration has been a dumpster fire," says one commenter on Reddit, while "absolute rubbish" is another prominent post.
There is some light at the end of the tunnel. An official Google post on Reddit suggests that a fix is rolling out for the problem — though the comment immediately below it says that the bug is persisting, even after updating.
If you're experiencing this issue and don't want to uninstall updates or go back to Google Assistant, all you need to do (hopefully) is sit tight: make sure you apply any updates to Android, and the Google and Gemini apps on your phone, as they show up.
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