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[-] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 101 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Google: Hey we have this assistant feature . .

Me: No

Google: If you decide you want to try out new assistant . .

Me: No

Google: All you gotta do is ..

Me: No

Me: Hmm I wonder what the quickest way to the event would be

Google Assistant: lol hey I was listening just in case you needed me, would you like my recommendations on clothes you can buy for the event?

[-] Lazycog@sopuli.xyz 58 points 1 month ago

... One Android update later

Me: skips "new on android" screen

Me: wonder what this new button does tap

Google Assistant: heyheyheeey

[-] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Wassa wassa wassa wassa wassuuuuuuuup? Google Assistaaaaaaaaaant!

[-] aviationeast@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Mesa called Goo Goo Assist.

[-] ProfessorProteus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

G CONNEEEEEEEEECT!

[-] bruhduh@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Sseth here

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[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 44 points 1 month ago

Degoogle your life

[-] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 40 points 1 month ago

There are Google-free Android ROMs

[-] protist@mander.xyz 29 points 1 month ago

You can also disable Google Assistant on any device

[-] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 1 month ago

But then you'd still have a googled phone.

[-] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 month ago

Yes but the meme specifically references being forced to use Google assistant.

[-] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 month ago

Yes, but I use it as a springboard to shoot against Google in general.

[-] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago

Fair enough! Happy shooting to you, friend.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Sure, but you still get a ton of annoying pop ups asking you to re-enable it. If it doesn't just do it without consulting you.

At least, that's been my experience on various Samsung phones..

[-] abfarid@startrek.website 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Weird, I've been using my S10e since release, turned off most Assistant stuff and have seen neither the Assistant nor any suggestions to use it. Is that a regional thing?

[-] lurch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

S10e has a dedicated Bixby button right next to volume down though and it's quite difficult to reprogram it, if you don't use Bixby.

[-] abfarid@startrek.website 4 points 1 month ago

I love that button! Use it to turn my flashlight, play/pause music, toggle screen rotation. One of the reasons I haven't moved on from s10e. Others being reasonable size and 3.5mm jack.

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

Disable Bixby with the Android Debloat Utility

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Maybe regional, maybe a problem introduced later than the s10 🤷

[-] Zwiebel@feddit.org 10 points 1 month ago

GrapheneOS my beloved

[-] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 month ago

Yeah, if it was supported on other devices than a Google Phone, I'd probably love it (yes I know, it's due to hardware that apparently no other manufacturer uses, but still it annoys me. A Fairphone with Graphene is my wet dream).

[-] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

LineageOS ftw!

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

I've moved to DivestOS, a fork of Lineage. A bit more restrictive to Google stuff - can run MicroG/GServices isolated.

[-] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago

Not for every phone. I'd love to get a fairphone, but those are getting more and more expensive. I can't afford those. Phones are BS nowadays

[-] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago

That's true, unfortunately.

Btw, if you're into FP for sustainability reasons, maybe you want to look at Teracube

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[-] FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 25 points 1 month ago

Disable the google app and assistant app on Android. Ez. You'll never have to deal with it again you're welcome.

[-] BigDaddySlim@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Or use ADB and remove them, that's what I did with all the Samsung and Google junk in this phone.

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[-] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Yeah, this is one of the first things I did and I've not seen the Google Assistant for years.

[-] FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 3 points 1 month ago

This is the way.

[-] OlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Is there a way to get rid of the search bar on my home screen?

[-] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago

Use a custom launcher. IIRC google requires companies using google services to include it.

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[-] janAkali@lemmy.one 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

What assistant? I've never had any annoying popups.
Is it not available for android 11?

Or it could be because I've had "Google" app disabled for the past 3 years.

[-] TheSealStartedIt@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

I tried the new assistant, it took 2 minutes.

" on imdb" no longer opens the app with the movie.

Switched back immediately.

[-] Mr_Mofu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 month ago

Got an AUX to USB-C adapter that likes to malfunction and call upon Google Assistent when plugging it first in. Deactivated it, but the damn Popup still appears telling me that Google assistent is deactivated. Just a plain nuisance

[-] NecroParagon@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The only time I hear the blasted thing is when I don't hold the power button down long enough on my Bluetooth receiver in the car and for some reason the assistant thinks I've summoned it. Begone foul beast. You taint my vehicle with your presence.

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 12 points 1 month ago

The old assistant was decent but the AI one is a dumpster fire.

[-] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The old assistant wasn't bad, especially before they put lens in the search widget instead of being off in its own place where it belongs so that I can uninstall it.

I thought Gemini needed 6 more months of development to be ready for prime time. Apparently I wildly underestimated it. Simple tasks barely work and it offloads anything useful to the old assistant anyway.

I set up a separate assistant button because the assistant on the search bar, even without Gemini, only searches now. I use Firefox so I don't need it for search. I use it to add things to my to do list and to set timers, the only two things voice assistants are good for in my life.

I don't understand why they won't just let me use technology the way I want to use it rather than trying to force me to use it their way. Well, I refuse to understand even though I kind of get it (if I used shit the way I wanted they'd never have the opportunity to show me an advertisement).

Edit: clarity

[-] tja@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Simple tasks barely work and it offloads anything useful to the old assistant anyway.

Even worse, some more obscure things I used Google Assistant for, like a coin throw, are not even forwarded to the old assistant. I only get a "I'm sorry, but I can't do that, but I can explain to you what a coin is".

How did you set up the button? Is there a widget for it I did not see?

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[-] CubitOom@infosec.pub 11 points 1 month ago

I just disable all google apps i don't need..I would uninstall them but im not rooted.

[-] some_guy 8 points 1 month ago

Eat your yogurt, you fucking chud.

[-] circuitfarmer 7 points 1 month ago

Got the update the other day. Immediately disabled Assistant in settings.

There will be no new features worth using, especially considering privacy concerns, until this AI craze blows over, and ultimately that's a long way away since so many executives have more $$$ in their eyes than ever.

My main worry is how long it will take before even disabling such features on one's own device is impossible (and yes, I'm aware that there is already only so much you can do).

[-] ODGreen@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 month ago

laughs in LineageOS

[-] breckenedge@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I wish it was a better situation in Apple land. Gotta dodge Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV nags with every update.

[-] Johnmannesca@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I disabled it and replaced it with blue line console and haven't had an issue since, depite it telling me a bunch of warnings it could mess up my phones functionality.

[-] Blackout@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago

I recently discovered if I hold down at the bottom it pops up and every time I'm like "Begone demon!"

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[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

What's Google Assistant?

[-] cuerdo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

it's like siri, i deactivate it and it activates back itself

[-] tja@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Not sure what you are getting, but for me they made it harder to get to the assistant. Now I have to swipe exactly from an edge up to open it. Before that I could just use the search bar

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