Last year, Google launched Google Bard as a Search-Generative Experience (SGE). Google Bard has returned with new powers and a new name: Gemini. Google Gemini now supports the whole ecosystem and serves the largest model, Gemini Ultra 1.0, which has surpassed human experts on MMLU (Massive Multitask Language Understanding). Let’s learn how to install and use Gemini AI instead of Google Assistant on your phone.
With Gemini, Google has opened new doors to use the advanced AI model directly as an app on your phone. With the Google Gemini app, you can chat or add a picture for help while on the go. You can take a photo of your peripheral, ask for suggestions, create a custom image for your dinner party invitation, or ask for assistance writing a complicated text message.
Approach 1 – Install the Gemini AI Assistant
The Google Gemini app is officially accessible to download in select areas. The Gemini AI can now be used in English and the US. Anyone in the US can go to the Google Play Store to download the app Google Gemini. The app will soon be available in more languages, countries, and territories.
Approach 2 – Sideloading Gemini AI Assistant in Other Countries
If the Google Gemini app is not available in your location, or you cannot resist testing it, you can sideload the Gemini app and set it up. Here’s how to sideload the Google Gemini app in other countries:
1. Download the Google Gemini APK file from APKMirror.
2. Install the downloaded APK file from the downloads or file manager and launch the app.
Ensure you have the latest Google app; otherwise, you must update it to use Gemini AI.
3. Launch the Google Gemini AI app and click “Get Started“.
If you face the “Gemini isn’t available error,” use a VPN app to connect to a US server and follow the following steps:
4. Launch the Gemini app and click on the “Get Started” button following the connection to a US VPN.
5. Click on “I agree” to accept Google’s terms of use for Google Gemini.
Now, you can turn off the VPN and keep using the Google Gemini app on your phone without connecting to a VPN every time.
Procedure to Use Google Gemini AI as Default Assistant on Android
After successful installation and setup of the Google Gemini app on your Android phone, it’s time to replace the default Google Assistant with the new Google Gemini AI. Here are the following steps:
1. Launch the Google app on your phone and click on your Profile Picture or initials at the top right.
2. Go to the Settings of the Google map and head to Google Assistant.
3. Beneath the Google Assistant Settings, tap on the new feature named “Digital Assistants from Google.”
4. Now, choose Gemini as the default Digital Assistant.
This might not work on all Android phones at the moment. After making the changes mentioned above, Google Pixel and Samsung S24 Series users can replace the Google Assistant with Gemini.
Wrapping Up
It is common for Google to rename its products and services, and Bard cannot also escape the tradition. We are not fans of this change but are now used to it. The new advantage of using the camera for image recognition is that it is way more convenient.
News Update: Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Gemini AI chatbot’s inaccurate image generation
As per the article published in The Times of India, “Google CEO Sundar Pichai had said that the company got it wrong when it generated racially biased image results in response to user queries earlier this year. Pichai also said that the image generation capabilities in Google Gemini will be re-released in a few weeks.” Also Read: Top game-changer AI tools: AI-powered Businesses
After this incident, Google immediately paused “Gemini” after the user complained about the image-generating feature creating “wrong” images. As per the TOI “Pichai, who dubbed AI tool's controversial responses 'completely unacceptable', also ordered a complete rebuild.”
“From the ground up we are retraining these models, just to make sure we are also making the product better. As soon as it’s ready, we will get it out to people,” he said.
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