Google’s Gemini Assistant The company’s classic Google Assistant will officially replace the company’s later this year on most phones. Google announces a change Blog Posts Friday, and it was revealed that the changes will also cover devices such as tablets, headphones and watches that use Google Assistant.
Many Android phones have been in the new AI assistant and Original products that have been on mobile phones since 2016Google says, it will eventually sunset when Gemini becomes the default assistant for mobile devices. As the device changes, this also includes making the original Google Assistant impossible as a downloadable app, said Brian Marquardt, senior director of product management at Google Gemini App.
“In the coming months, we will upgrade more users on mobile devices from Google Assistant to Gemini; later this year, the classic Google Assistant will no longer be accessible on most mobile devices and will also be available for new downloads in the mobile app store,” Marquardt said.
The blog post stipulates that smaller devices that do not meet the minimum specifications that Dekini powers Dekini will continue to use Google Assistant “at this time”. That could be phones running Android 9 and earlier, and devices with less than 2GB of RAM.
Smart home devices such as speakers, monitors and Google TV will also get a “new experience” powered by Gemini, but Google doesn’t provide more details on its appearance. Until then, these devices will continue to operate Google Assistant.
They will continue to use Google Assistant until Google brings Gemini to its smart devices.
The transition is not surprising, as Google has made its Gemini AI assistant the heart of many of the company’s announcements. This includes several new ones Gemini Demonstration at Mobile World Congress Earlier this month, give Gemini – not assistant – a special focus last year Google I/O..
Otherwise, Google Assistant has been the focus of many of the company’s devices for most of the past decade. In a brief Google Allo SMS app, assistant becomes the default device for Android phones, obtained on iOS through mobile apps, and a point of sale for various smart home speakers. Google Home in 2016. While many of these devices and services (except Allo) will continue to run, Google makes it clear that AI-powered Gemini will be the primary way to use them.
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