How to switch from Gemini to Google Assistant go back to the good ol’ days [Video]

Google Assistant is arguably the best digital assistant compared to the likes of Siri and Alexa. However, now that Google has been pushing to replace Google Assistant with AI-powered Gemini, the former’s prowess over other virtual companions is even more evident.

On my daily driver, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, my Google Assistant got swapped with the new Gemini assistant. Unfortunately, some of the things I loved to do with Google Assistant no longer works on Gemini.

For example, asking, “Hey Google, what song is playing right now?” used to prompt Google Assistant to tap into its inner Shazam and accurately identify tunes in the background. But with Gemini, this command no longer works.

Fast Company, which said that the new Pixel 9 phones are shipping with Gemini as their default assistant, claims that Gemini is a “trainwreck.” The tech and business outlet, and some users on Reddit, called out Gemini for not being able to …