meanwhile: Google rebranding Bard to Gemini, the change was made official just a few days ago.
The Google Gemini app is now accessible in multiple regions outside the US
while also announcing a beefed-up model known as Gemini Advanced, available with the $20/month Google OneAI Premium Plan.
the company launched the Gemini mobile app to replace Assistant
Google Gemini is easily among Android's most significant feature additions in recent memory, although it's still not quite perfect. Staying true to its "experimental AI assistant" branding, Gemini still has some distance to go before it can fully replace Google Assistant, with features like creating new tasks and setting reminders still absent.
@ecksmc It's better, because they changed the branding!
Sort of like how regular Excedrin does nothing for my migraines, but if they change the label to say "Excedrin (Packaged for migraine sufferers)" it suddenly stops being regular aspirin and cures my headache!
if the gemini app isn't available in your country you can sideload the Google Gemini app from APKMirror,
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-gemini/google-gemini-1-0-605683889-release/
users in Europe and parts of Asia the official gemini app isn't yet available
disclaimer: Sideload apps at your own risk i'm not responsible if it goes tits up