Why Gemini may not appear correctly in AppBlock Insights

You may notice that time spent using Google Gemini is missing from Insights, or that the usage shown there does not match the amount of time you remember using Gemini.

Unfortunately, AppBlock cannot currently measure Gemini usage reliably in every situation.

Why does this happen?

Android normally provides AppBlock with usage information associated with individual applications.

Gemini is more complicated because it is deeply integrated into Android. It can work as your phone’s primary digital assistant, interact with other Google services, and some assistant actions can be handled with help from Google Assistant or other system components. Google confirms that Gemini on Android can use Google Assistant for some actions.

Although the standalone Gemini application itself has an identifiable Android package, not every Gemini interaction is necessarily reported by Android as activity belonging only to that application.

As a result, AppBlock cannot always determine with enough confidence that a particular piece of Android usage belongs to Gemini.

To avoid showing misleading screen-time data, some Gemini activity may therefore not appear in Insights.

Can I change a setting to fix this?

Unfortunately, there is currently no AppBlock or Android setting that can make Gemini usage reporting completely reliable.

You can still use AppBlock normally for your other apps and websites. This limitation only affects how some Gemini activity is identified and displayed in Insights.