Google Replaces Assistant with Gemini

Google is finally moving beyond Google Assistant.
The company plans to migrate "more" users from Google Assistant to Gemini in the "coming months," as stated in a recent blog post. The classic Google Assistant "will no longer be accessible on most mobile devices, nor available for new downloads from mobile app stores" sometime "later this year." (9to5Google notes that phones running Android 9 or earlier and equipped with less than 2GB of RAM will retain access to the classic Assistant.)
“Additionally, we’ll be upgrading tablets, cars, and phone-linked devices like headphones and smartwatches to Gemini,” Google added. “A new Gemini-powered experience is also coming to home devices such as speakers, displays, and smart TVs.”
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Google says it will reveal further details “in the next few months.” (It is likely that Google will announce specifics about the new experience during Google I/O in May.) Meanwhile, “Google Assistant will continue functioning on these devices,” according to the company.
Google Assistant originally launched in 2016. Now, Gemini serves as the central brand for many of Google’s AI and assistant-related projects, making the official retirement of Google Assistant an expected next step.
Updated March 14th: Added details from 9to5Google.
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Google is finally moving beyond Google Assistant.
The company plans to migrate "more" users from Google Assistant to Gemini in the "coming months," as stated in a recent blog post. The classic Google Assistant "will no longer be accessible on most mobile devices, nor available for new downloads from mobile app stores" sometime "later this year." (9to5Google notes that phones running Android 9 or earlier and equipped with less than 2GB of RAM will retain access to the classic Assistant.)
“Additionally, we’ll be upgrading tablets, cars, and phone-linked devices like headphones and smartwatches to Gemini,” Google added. “A new Gemini-powered experience is also coming to home devices such as speakers, displays, and smart TVs.”
Related
- The Google graveyard: all the products Google has shut down
Google says it will reveal further details “in the next few months.” (It is likely that Google will announce specifics about the new experience during Google I/O in May.) Meanwhile, “Google Assistant will continue functioning on these devices,” according to the company.
Google Assistant originally launched in 2016. Now, Gemini serves as the central brand for many of Google’s AI and assistant-related projects, making the official retirement of Google Assistant an expected next step.
Updated March 14th: Added details from 9to5Google.
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