Voice Prompting when locked

[The_Signalman]

What I loved about my iPhone is that at any point I could use the Hey Siri prompt to instruct the phone to carry out a task.

I drive a lot so this was extremely useful.

Why can't I do this on my S25 Ultra? 

I have my Buds 3 Pro in while driving:

"Hey Google, call Dad" or "Hey Google, send a WhatsApp message to..." for example are pretty basic instructions but all I get is an annoying Gemini pop up saying I need to unlock my phone first. Also if I use "Hey Google" for anything, the AI voice is barely noticeable, its very very quiet which is no use to man nor beast.

I can't seem to find any settings either to change anything. The S25U is starting to annoy me. 

I dont want this Gemini, nor Bixby.

My old iPhone used to just do everything with a prompt.

How do I set it up to just be seamless?

Seriously considering going back to iPhone just because it was so intuitive, this is a chore.

[ItsBaldDave_]

I've turned off Gemini and just use Google Assistant, as I'm not a fan of it. Google Assistant works much better when driving, too. Also, you can change the Assistant's volume within the volume settings; I have a routine that turns this to 100% when I connect to my car.

[keith30]

You'll either have to use Gemini or Bixby soon as Google is shutting down the Google Assistant app later this year. You should have struck with the IPhone.