#Google Assistant discontinued

Google is officially retiring its Google Assistant in favor of Gemini, which will become the default assistant on Android devices moving forward. In a blog post, Google announced that it is gradually transitioning users from Google Assistant to Gemini over the next few months. Later this year, Google Assistant will no longer be available on most Android devices and will be removed from app stores entirely. However, older devices that don’t meet the minimum specs (at least 2GB of RAM and Android 10) will still be able to use Google Assistant. While the shift to Gemini is already underway, users who prefer Google Assistant can still switch back for now. Launched in 2016, Google Assistant has long been a staple of Android devices, but the company says it’s now shifting focus to Gemini, an AI-powered assistant built from the ground up. Google says the changes are part of an effort to make the digital assistant experience better and more consistent across its platform, with Gemini offering the kind of contextual understanding and integration that Google Assistant struggled to provide. Read more in our articles including "The classic Google Assistant officially retires" and "The day Google broke the Web".