How to Replace Google Assistant with Gemini AI on Your Android Phone

Alongside givingBard a new name, Google has also started rolling out a dedicated Gemini AI app for Android users as“an important first step in building a true AI assistant.”iOS users can make use of Gemini within the Google app itself but can’t make it their default assistant. Feeling lucky, fellow Android users? So, if you are using an Android device as well, here’s how you can let Gemini AI take over for you instead of the standard Google Assistant!

How to Make Gemini AI Your Primary Voice Assistant

Since the app has not been rolled out to all parts of the world and is only available in the US, you’re going to needa US Google accountto download and use the Gemini app. Follow our handy guide to learn how tochange the Play Store country.

Without a US account, you won’t be able to see the Gemini AI app listing on your Google Play Store. However, if you are already in the US, lucky you! Anyway, follow these steps to make Gemini your default assistant:

Install Gemini App

Set up the Gemini App

Gemini AI automatically replaces your Google Assistant after this small setup. Now, all the methods you know to access Google Assistant will summon Gemini AI instead. The most common ones being holding down your Android phone’s power button or saying,“Ok Google”.

Switch Between Google Assistant and Gemini

Don’t freak out if you see that your Google Assistant has been wiped out from your device. You can bring it back again. To do that, take a look at these steps:

These steps will also come in handy if Gemini AI is not set as the default assistant on your Android phone automatically. Follow the process above and choose Gemini to enable it.

Gemini App Not Working? Location Not Supported? Try This Fix

Now, if you followed the steps we have outlined above and are getting the“Location not supported”or“Gemini isn’t available”error messages when launching the app in an unsupported region. Well, follow the steps below to change the assistant’s default language.

And that’s it. You can then relaunch the Gemini app and it should work! However, if you don’t wish to go through the trouble of making a US Gmail account in the first place, you can easilysideload the Google Gemini APK(visit) from platforms like APKMirror.

Once you sideload the apk, you can easily access and set up the Gemini assistant using the steps we outlined above. If you run into issues, drop a comment below, and we will help you out.

With that, you can easily make Google Gemini your AI assistant in place of Google Assistant. It’s the first major step that Google has taken to challenge ChatGPT, and I believe there’s a lot more to come at Google I/O later this year. We are putting Gemini’s capabilities to the test alongside ChatGPT and pushing it to its limits, so stay tuned.

Meanwhile, let us know if you could get the Gemini app to work on your Android phone!

Sagnik Das Gupta

Sagnik is a tech aficionado who can never say “no” to dipping his toes into unknown waters of tech or reviewing the latest gadgets. He is also a hardcore gamer, having played everything from Snake Xenzia to Dead Space Remake.

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