I wonder if they will finally let you use past chats without having to turn on the data sharing, since it’s possible to store chat context on disk. (No chance).
It was always possible to store it in the browser’s localStorage, so…
The Gemini app is now on Mac
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Re: The Gemini app is now on Mac
#32Any way to run this on Gemma 4 only? If there was a “local” mode, I would seriously think about installing this.
Re: The Gemini app is now on Mac
#33I wonder if they will finally let you use past chats without having to turn on the data sharing, since it’s possible to store chat context on disk. (No chance).
It was always possible to store it in the browser’s localStorage, so…
It wasn't even the local-ness so much. Even if they stored at remotely it would be okay like ChatGPT or Claude but unlike the others for a long time the only way to let it store history on their servers was also allowing them to train on it. I haven't checked if it's changed.
Re: The Gemini app is now on Mac
#34Meanwhile, I still can't use Gemini as my Android Auto assistant.
Can you use it as your CarPlay assistant?
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#35Meanwhile, I still can't use Gemini as my Android Auto assistant.
It is widely rolled out now and not just in the US.
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#36Meanwhile, I still can't use Gemini as my Android Auto assistant.
I just got it last week. Still a few quirks, but positive so far.
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#37Seems like the most basic thing ever. Can’t even use the new Gemma on device model… no model selection besides fast/normal/thinking. Also requires Google login
Google models are good, their products are all subpar
I recently discovered you can lose chat history by switching between using Gemma web "app" and at least the Android version.
Simply start chat on web, head to couch and continue on phone, later go back to web and, crucially, do not refresh your browser, but resume chatting.
All that lovely stuff you chatted about on your phone will be gone from the chat...
Android app also loses anything you've typed but not submitted if the app is closed while in background. I guess kinda expected but also annoying if you get interrupted.
I also found Gemini oddly less accurate at web searches, and less willing to do them compared to ChatGPT. Working on an electronics project Gemini relied much more on innate, hence sometimes incorrect knowledge, while ChatGPT 4.5 went and verified datasheets and whatnot much more rigorously.
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#38Man, I’ve spent so many years now without google, I want to try it because I want to try different agents but I don’t really want to setup google on my MacBook.
Does this have console like Claude and codex?
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I was able to install and use Gemini on macOS fine authentication worked. I had some issues authenticating with the cli app, some certificate issues.
Once I got past the certificate issues, now it will not let me use the cli code assist without verifying that I am 18+ but I can use the UI app just fine without the verification.
To verify, seems to require submitting a government issued ID or credit card.
No thanks. This kind of stuff is why I dropped google long ago.
Re: The Gemini app is now on Mac
#39Man, I’ve spent so many years now without google, I want to try it because I want to try different agents but I don’t really want to setup google on my MacBook. Does this have console like Claude and codex? --- I was able to install and use Gemini on macOS fine authentication worked. I had some issues authenticating with the cli app, some certificate issues. Once I got past the certificate issues, now it will not let…
The best by far IMO. gemini-cli
Re: The Gemini app is now on Mac
#40Man, I’ve spent so many years now without google, I want to try it because I want to try different agents but I don’t really want to setup google on my MacBook. Does this have console like Claude and codex? --- I was able to install and use Gemini on macOS fine authentication worked. I had some issues authenticating with the cli app, some certificate issues. Once I got past the certificate issues, now it will not let…
The best by far IMO. gemini-cli
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