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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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Match Score: 107.94

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The best foldable phones for 2025

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2025-05-19

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

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2025-03-26

Waze is officially stopping support for Google Assistant on iPhones

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Match Score: 62.77

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2025-01-30

Samsung Galaxy S25 review: More powerful, but more of the same

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Match Score: 60.26

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2025-01-31

The best smartphones to buy in 2025

You might already have a good idea of which smartphone you want to be your next one. But there are more solid options available now than ever before, making the decision not as cut-and-dry as it used [...]

Match Score: 58.30

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2025-05-22

Google's most powerful AI tools aren't for us

At I/O 2025, nothing Google showed off felt new. Instead, we got a retread of the company's familiar obsession with its own AI prowess. For the better part of two hours, Google spent playing up p [...]

Match Score: 57.53

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2024-12-31

Tech’s biggest losers in 2024

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Match Score: 55.80

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2025-03-11

How to make your smartphone last longer

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Match Score: 55.38