Fact · Voice and AI
When Gemini launched on Android in February 2024, Google said starting a Routine in Gemini was not supported, and shortcuts and alarm-attached Routines on Android phones stopped working.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Routines : Starting a Routine in Gemini isn’t supported. On Android phones, shortcuts to start a Routine and Routines attached to alarms in the Clock app no longer work.”
What Google Assistant features Gemini can and cannot access, Abner Li, 9to5Google, 2024, Unsupported features list, Routines.
Open the original- What it measures
- The same list says podcasts, news, radio and third-party music providers were not supported in Gemini, and that reminders and Interpreter mode needed Assistant.
- What it does not show
- Dated February 2024. Google's 2026 page does not repeat this list, so later changes are not captured here.