4 outlets·4 reports
Google Assistant is going away on Mobile Devices
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Google will begin removing Google Assistant from Android smartphones and Wear OS devices on September 4, with the service being replaced by the Gemini AI. The assistant will continue to operate in connected cars, but it will no longer be available on mobile phones or other Wear OS devices.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- The Verge·Google Assistant will disappear from your phone next month
- TechMeme·Google says it will begin removing Google Assistant from Android and Wear OS devices on September 4, replaced by Gemini; Assistant remains on connected cars (Abner Li/9to5Google)
- Engadget·Google Assistant will vanish from Android phones and connected devices in September
- Hacker News·Google Assistant is going away on Mobile Devices