Google Assistant still feels broken while phones lag far behind on AI
Ok-Purchase8196 · reddit · 2026-07-25
The post argues that phone assistants are still far behind where AI should be, with Google Assistant called a mess.
The author says sending a WhatsApp message takes multiple attempts and there is no real agentic capability. They also suspect Google is blocking deeper integration from frontier labs into Android, which makes phones feel strangely behind other AI products.
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