We’ve only just learned that Google Assistant is being replaced with Gemini, and now, it turns out that some features are being quietly retired as a result. Some will be available as part of Gemini, ...

The writing has been on the wall for a while, but the shift away from Google Assistant is now official. Google has announced that it will shift users to Gemini as the default AI assistant on their ...

I have eight years of experience covering Android, with a focus on apps, features, and platform updates. I love looking at even the minute changes in apps and software updates that most people would ...

Google Assistant is evolving into Gemini, bringing powerful new AI capabilities but also discontinuing some favorite features. If you use Google Assistant to set timers, play music or control your ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Google launched the Google Assistant in 2016. Since then, Google's first-gen virtual assistant has spread to pretty much every ...

On Friday, we learned that Gemini is replacing Google Assistant on Android phones. At the same time, Google quietly announced that Assistant is losing 7 more features. This follows Google at the start ...

Multiple user reports are coming in of Gemini calls being borked in Android Auto — here's what we know.

Google is slowly going to mothball its mobile phone assistant as it pushes uptake of its AI chatbot, Gemini. In a move that will surprise no one, Google is going to phase out Assistant stating that it ...

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Continued Conversations no longer work on Gemini for Home unless you pay for Google Home Premium. The feature was previously free but has been replaced by Gemini Live speakers and displays running ...

Gemini for Home’s official list of supported devices only covers first-party Google Home and Nest hardware. Users are seeing Gemini replace Google Assistant on speaker and display models from Insignia ...