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2025-03-14

Google is removing Assistant from most phones this year

Google Assistant's days are numbered. Google announced Friday that all Android devices are switching to Gemini as their default assistant and "the classic Google Assistant will no longer be accessible on most mobile devices."


The company says it's working to convert more mobile devices from Google Assistant to Gemini in 2025, and plans on "upgrading tablets, cars and devices that connect to your phone, such as headphones and watches" to the new AI assistant. That presumably includes other platforms like iOS, as well. While smart home devices don't seem to be a focus at Google as of late, the company also reaffirmed plans to use Gemini to

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Google I/O 2025: New Android 16, Gemini AI and everything else to expect at Tuesday's keynote

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Match Score: 66.80

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Google Pixel 10 launch: What we expect to see at the Made by Google event on August 20

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Waze is officially stopping support for Google Assistant on iPhones

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Match Score: 54.06

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After largely focusing Google I/O 2025 on the ways the company wants Gemini to change everything from searching the web to filmmaking, Google is finally ready to launch new hardware. The next Made by [...]

Match Score: 52.68

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Match Score: 47.13

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