Gemini suddenly can’t make calls on Android and Android Auto for some
Google Gemini users report functional disruptions affecting AI chatbot operations and specific calling features on Android devices.
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📍 How it ended
Users reported service errors and an inability to make calls using Gemini on Android and Android Auto. Google acknowledged the issues and began rolling out a fix to resolve the problems.
Epilogue added 42d ago, after coverage quieted.
The brief
Users have reported service disruptions preventing Gemini from executing phone calls on Android and Android Auto platforms. Google has acknowledged the presence of 'something went wrong' errors affecting the AI chatbot.
Coverage from 9to5Google, Mashable, TechRadar, The Providence Journal, and Search Engine Roundtable details the scope of the incident. Reports specify that while the chatbot and Android integration faced issues, Google Search AI Overviews and AI Mode remained unaffected.
Public updates indicate the service is in a recovery phase. Coverage does not yet specify a definitive timeline for the full restoration of calling capabilities or the root cause of the intermittent connectivity errors.
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Quick answers
What specific features are failing?
Users report an inability to make phone calls via Gemini on Android and Android Auto.
Were other Google services affected?
No, Google Search AI Overviews and AI Mode were reported as unaffected by the outage.
Has Google addressed the issue?
Google has acknowledged the incident and reported that 'something went wrong' errors were occurring.
Coverage (9)
- 'Absolute rubbish': Gemini on Android Auto hits another bug, and users aren't impressed TechRadar · 44d ago
- Is Gemini Down? Users Report Problems With Google Gemini Dataconomy · 44d ago
- Google rolling out fix for Gemini after it couldn’t make calls on Android and Android Auto [U] 9to5Google · 44d ago
- Android Auto Plagued by Error Messages Due to Google's AI Superstar autoevolution · 45d ago
- Is Google Gemini down? Users report problems with AI chatbot The Providence Journal · 45d ago
- Google Search AI Overviews & AI Mode Was Unaffected By Gemini Outage Search Engine Roundtable · 45d ago
- Is Google Gemini down for you? Here's the latest on the outage as the service recovers TechRadar · 45d ago
- Is Gemini down? Google acknowledges 'something went wrong' errors. Mashable · 45d ago
- Gemini suddenly can’t make calls on Android and Android Auto for some 9to5Google · 45d ago
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