Google’s Gemini assistant is stumbling over one of the simplest tasks a voice assistant should nail: making a phone call on Android and Android Auto. Users on Android phones and in Android Auto are reporting that voice commands to place calls now trigger the same bland error message instead of dialing, and the usual quick fixes aren’t helping.
The complaint first showed up around the in-car experience, where voice control matters most, but the bug clearly reaches beyond dashboards. That’s awkward for Google, because assistants are judged less by flashy AI answers than by whether they can do boring, practical jobs without embarrassment.
What users are seeing
According to multiple reports from phone and car owners, speaking a call request to Gemini produces a pop-up saying: ”Something went wrong. Please try again.” The failure appears on both the smartphone screen and the infotainment display, which means this is not just an Android Auto quirk hiding in the car software.
Attempts to fix it the usual way – clearing app cache, removing local data, or rebooting – do not seem to solve anything. The workaround is about as elegant as duct tape: switch the default assistant back to classic Google Assistant, or roll back recent software updates.
Google Gemini voice calling bug on Android Auto
Voice calling is one of those basic assistant features that users expect to work everywhere, every time. Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa have both had their own messy moments with voice reliability, and Google has spent years trying to position Gemini as the smarter successor to Assistant – which makes a failure in a routine action like calling feel less like a glitch and more like a product gap.
- Affected platforms: Android Auto and standard Android smartphones
- Typical error: ”Something went wrong. Please try again.”
- Current workaround: revert to Google Assistant or roll back updates
Google has not explained the bug yet
Google has not publicly commented on the problem, which is rarely a confidence booster when the issue touches both phones and cars. If this really is tied to a recent software change, the fix should arrive quickly; if not, Gemini’s reputation as a dependable everyday assistant is going to take another unnecessary hit.