It's official: Google Assistant will be retired for phones this year, with Gemini taking over

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March 15, 2025, 3:30 PM

• •Google Assistant is being replaced by Gemini on smartphones
• •Gemini is better at chatting and looking up information than Google Assistant
• •Gemini will continue to operate on devices such as smart speakers, smart displays, and TVs

Google Assistant is going to be disappearing from smartphones before the end of the year. Gemini is the future of AI assistants as far as Google is concerned, and it's much better at chatting and looking up information than Google Assistant. For now, Google Assistant will continue to operate on devices such as smart speakers, smart displays, and TVs, but it's only a matter of time before all these pieces of hardware also get the Gemini treatment.

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