A little more than a year after its launch and various features parity updates, Gemini should replace Google Assistant on Android phones later in 2025. This follows the updates of the model of yesterday and providing in -depth research to all users.
Google announced today That “the classic Google assistant will no longer be accessible on most mobile devices”. This will happen “later this year”, users obtaining a more specific date in advance. In the coming months, users still on assistant will see a new upgrading prompt.
There will be an exception for phones running Android 9 or before and will not have at least 2 GB of RAM, the existing assistant experience remaining in place for these users.
Google Assistant replacement follows new Android phones, including Pixel, Samsung, OnePlus and Motorola, launched in the past year, making Gemini the default. Meanwhile, the company claims that “millions of people have already changed”.
When Gemini launched in February 2024, there were many capacity as a telephone assistant, Google making the opportunity to return to the fairly large assistant. The Gemini app worked for make this gap With features such as access to Gemini on the locking screen and let it control telephone capabilities with public services.
Before the assistant’s sunset, Google “continues to focus on improving the quality of Gemini’s experience day by day, especially for those who came to rely on Google Assistant.”
In finishing Google Assistant, the company notes how “natural language treatment and voice recognition technology have released a more natural way to obtain the help of Google” in 2016.
Almost a decade later, we are in the middle of another change of platform – this time, the generator transforms the way we interact with technology.
Google has set its goals with Gemini today, with video and screen sharing capacities powered by Astra fixed for this month:
We believe that an assistant should be personal and aware of the world around you. It should be able to interact with the applications and services you already use. And that should make you more productive, more creative and a little more curious.
Meanwhile, Google has confirmed today that Gemini will arrive at watches, cars, tablets and headphones. We are already seen gemini take control of Google Assistant on Pixel Buds, while we have seen signs of its sale.
Google also said that it “brought new experience, fueled by Gemini” to speakers, screens and televisions, with more details in the coming months. It is actively in tests on the Nest Mini and Audio, while the television experience was previewed in January.
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