Google Gemini: App is now also available in Germany
Google's AI supporter Gemini can now also be downloaded as an Android app in Germany. Gemini replaces the Google Assistant.
Google's Gemini now also runs on cell phones in Germany.
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Google is now also offering its AI assistant Gemini as an app in Germany. The Gemini app can be downloaded from the Play Store on Android devices. The Gemini app, which has been available in the USA for months, can now also be installed in Austria and Switzerland.
The Gemini app is currently only available on Android devices; according to the Google blog, it will be available on iOS in the coming weeks. The requirements on Android devices are moderate: to use Gemini, you need at least Android 10 and 2 GB of RAM - many older devices also meet these requirements.
Gemini can accept German queries on Android phones and sometimes even spit out German answers. However, in a sample conducted by heise online, Gemini sometimes gave its answers in English.
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Gemini replaces Google Assistant
There are two ways to access the mobile version of Gemini: On the one hand, you can simply start the AI assistant directly via the app. Once the app is installed, Gemini also replaces the Google Assistant. Accordingly, Gemini can be opened in all ways that previously called up the Google Assistant - for example via the power button or the voice command "Hey, Google".
Like all common AI chatbots, you can ask Google Gemini questions by text input or voice. The Google AI, which emerged from Bard, can also handle images. As an example, Google mentions the possibility of taking a photo of a flat tire, whereupon Gemini can spit out repair instructions or link to helpful YouTube videos.
In a random test by heise online, in which the AI was asked for instructions for a flat tire, Gemini achieved mixed results: Gemini recognized, for example, that the photographed object was a computer mouse, but was unable to identify the exact model despite the logo being clearly visible. Google's separate image recognition system Lens, on the other hand, had no problem identifying the exact model of the mouse.
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