Sad launch experience: I download and install the app, and it just tells me "This app isn't available. Try again later". I'm in US, on a pixel phone and a xoo

Sad launch experience: I download and install the app, and it just tells me "This app isn't available. Try again later". I'm in US, on a pixel phone and a xoogler. You'd think they would love to give me access. I also tried going thru assistant, and through the google app, no luck, and after uninstalling and reinstalling the Google app, now the gemini app button just hangs the UI(!) Oh wait... a reboot fixed it. Lol, google has become microsoft.