Google isn’t fairly prepared to interchange Assistant with Gemini on Android units. The corporate mentioned on Friday that it’s going to “proceed our work to improve Assistant customers to Gemini on cell units into 2026,” as a substitute of its authentic plans to make the swap by the top of 2025.
“We’re adjusting our beforehand introduced timeline to verify we ship a seamless transition,” Google says. As soon as the transition away from Google Assistant is full, customers will not be capable of entry the voice assistant on units that meet the minimal necessities to run Gemini. Customers additionally received’t be capable of obtain the Google Assistant app.
This yr, Google took steps towards changing Assistant with Gemini on Android by giving customers the power to provoke cellphone calls, set timers, and ship messages by means of Gemini with out Gemini Apps Exercise toggled on. The change permits folks to make use of Gemini’s assistant-like capabilities whereas opting out of getting their interactions used for AI coaching.
