- Gemini calls have stopped working on Android Auto for some
- Many users are going back to Google Assistant
- Google promises that a solution is now on the way to the problem
Gemini hasn’t been available through the Android Auto dashboard for long, but users are now running into problems making calls through the AI assistant — and some are even switching back to the older Google Assistant out of frustration.
As discovered by 9to5Google, several reports of this issue are popping up online. When trying to make a call through Gemini on Android Auto, an error message appears: “Something went wrong. Please try again.”
This also seems to affect Gemini-initiated calls on Android itself to some extent. Although it is widely reported, it does not seem to affect everyone, and in some cases it comes and goes intermittently.
This Reddit thread describes a couple of solutions that might work: either going back to Google Assistant or uninstalling the latest updates to the Google app on Android. The problem seems to have occurred quite suddenly.
Will there be a fix?
An error occurred while calling through the gemini app and Android auto. from r/GoogleGeminiAI
It’s fair to say that the transition to Gemini hasn’t been entirely smooth, which is perhaps to be expected when millions of devices are all moving from one AI assistant to another. Gemini has also had trouble getting a handle on smart home devices.
Online reactions are overwhelmingly negative as users find themselves without ringing 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 issue — though the comment immediately below it says the bug persists even after updating.
If you’re experiencing this problem and don’t want to uninstall updates or go back to Google Assistant, all you have to do (hopefully) is stick with it: be sure to apply any updates to Android and the Google and Gemini apps on your phone as they appear.
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