{"id":446364,"date":"2026-02-01T02:24:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T02:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/446364\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T02:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T02:24:18","slug":"most-android-auto-users-still-dont-have-gemini-months-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/446364\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Android Auto users still don’t have Gemini, months later"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Google announced the rollout of Gemini for Android Auto in November 2025 and, a couple of months later, it still doesn\u2019t seem to be available for the majority of drivers.<\/p>\n

As Google Assistant crumbles in the car, drivers are eagerly awaiting access to Gemini on Android Auto. The feature was first announced in May 2025<\/a>, with Google confirming rollout plans in November 2025<\/a>. At the time, Google said the feature would start rolling out that month, but wouldn\u2019t arrive for everyone for a bit longer, with the full rollout happening \u201cover the coming months.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a vague timeline used pretty frequently by Google, but with Assistant in the state that it is, most people certainly expected it to start sooner than later.<\/p>\n

No one thought it\u2019d still be missing for most drivers over two months later.<\/p>\n

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Not a day goes by on discussion boards such as the r\/AndroidAuto subreddit where drivers mention they still don\u2019t have access to Gemini. In a poll of 9to5Google readers earlier this month<\/a>, a whopping 92% of respondents said they did not have Gemini on Android Auto yet. Some have reported success with forcing their way into the Android Auto beta program (which we don\u2019t particularly recommend), but there\u2019s no obvious way to get access.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s out of nearly 7,200 total votes cast, with a mere 3% having seen Gemini arrive in \u201cthe past couple of weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the one hand, this could be intentional. Early reactions to Gemini on Android Auto have been mixed, to say the least. While I\u2019m personally a big fan of the conversational nature of Gemini while behind the wheel, there are also bugs such as Gemini continuing to speak after you\u2019ve already completed an action on the touchscreen. Some users have also noticed<\/a> that Gemini Live both talks to itself and cuts itself off.<\/p>\n

Google has been quiet in regards to wider rollouts for Gemini in the car, but it\u2019s clear that the floodgates simply have not been opened just yet.<\/p>\n

More on Android Auto:<\/p>\n

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