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Google Assistant will disappear from your phone next month
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Google is removing access to Google Assistant on Android phones, tablets, and paired devices starting September 4th, replacing it with Gemini where available.
For engineers building Android integrations, this means Assistant-specific voice actions and intents on mobile and wearables will stop functioning, requiring a migration to Gemini. The change forces a shift in how hands-free and accessibility features are implemented on these platforms.
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Google Assistant access is being removed from Android phones, tablets, Wear OS smartwatches, and headphones starting September 4th.
Users in regions where Gemini is available will only have the Gemini assistant option on mobile and paired devices.
Cars with Google built-in, Google Home, and Google TV devices will retain Google Assistant access for now.
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