Wanna make your own Android ping tone? Ask Gemini

By now, you probably know my stance on Gemini and other generative AI gobbledegook — right? In short: It’s an insanely powerful form of technology (obviously). But it’s also wildly inaccurate and ineffective as an all-purpose answer engine, and by cramming it into every last nook and cranny, Google is doing a serious disservice to its users — and to itself. That being said, generative AI can be incredibly useful. The key is simply to frame it as a purpose-specific tool for the right type of limited task as opposed to treating it as the end-all answer for everything, as most tech players seem overly eager to do these days. Here in the land of Android, I’m always looking for purpose-specific ways Gemini can make our lives easier. Over time, I’ve found those ideas often aren’t the big headline-making features Google and other tech companies market but rather random little off-the-beaten-path possibilities that rarely get emphasized. Today, I’ve got a new Gemini Android advantage for you to explore — another one that I’ve never seen advertised anywhere but that works brilliantly well and solves a long-standing limitation of our modern mobile gizmos. It’ll take you all of a minute to m…

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