Google Assistant
★ 4.1AndroidGoogle Play
What it actually doesGoogle Assistant allows you to easily manage your phone and apps using voice commands.
35%Marketing ≈ reality20%Stability86%Live project
Actually does
- ✓AI assistant35% of reviews
- ✓Reminders10% of reviews
- ✓Alarm clock8% of reviews
- ✓Timer4% of reviews
- ✓Voice notes25% of reviews
- ✓Calendar6% of reviews
- ✓Task management4% of reviews
- ✓Turn-by-turn nav2% of reviews
- ✓Speech-to-text15% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Voice calls
- ⚠Messaging
- ⚠Apple HomeKit
- ⚠Flashlight
Common complaints
- ✗"Country not supported" error in Russia32% of mentions
«displays "This country is not supported" – Russia is not supported? How is it supposed to work then?»
- ✗App doesn't open and crashes18% of mentions
«The app doesn't open at all»
- ✗Assistant doesn't understand commands and misinterprets them12% of mentions
«doesn't understand half the commands; when asked to call via voice, it independently decides who to call on phone and who to reach on WhatsApp»
- ✗Service abandoned, no support or updates15% of mentions
«The service has been abandoned for many years and you can't disable or fully delete it»
- ✗App slowness and freezing8% of mentions
«slow, glitchy»
What people praise
- ★Convenience of voice control for phone
«Everything is great, well almost»
- ★Basic functions work (alarm, reminders)
«mainly just setting alarms»
- ★Available where other assistants are blocked
«it's the only Android smartphone assistant available in countries where Gemini is not available»
- ★Natural interaction through speech
«awesome 👍»
- ★Ability to provide explanations and solve problems
«You basically solve everything and explain it right away»