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Goodbye, Google Assistant: Gemini Arrives on Your Wear OS Watch

Kellen July 9, 2025

Google announced today that Gemini is now rolling out to Wear OS watches from several brands, so the end of Google Assistant is near. We knew this day was coming following an initial announcement of the switch back at Google I/O in May. Gemini on Wear OS: To...

Google’s New Gemini Assistant Can Takeover Your Phone

Kellen May 20, 2025 6

Google talked a lot about Gemini today, so much that they said the word "Gemini" more than "AI" during the I/O keynote. I can't say I'm surprised, as I noticed early on that CEO Sundar Pichai was choosing the word "Gemini" over AI as often as he could and...

It’s Official: Google Assistant is Dead, Replaced by Gemini

Kellen March 14, 2025 17

We knew this would happen at some point, but I'm still not sure anyone (including Google) is ready - Google Assistant is going away this year with Gemini taking its place. Google made the announcement today, confirming that Gemini is the future of your on-...

Google Home Devices Get First Taste of Gemini in Place of Assistant

Kellen December 13, 2024 8

We are inching closer to the day that Google Assistant is fully retired and Gemini takes its place as the assistant-like service on our devices. Google is already heavily pushing Gemini on phones and now it appears to be testing the waters for your Google Home...

When Gemini Comes to Pixel Buds Your “Hey Google” Will Change

Kellen September 25, 2024 8

As Google moves everyone over to Gemini as the on-device Assistant, we're continuing to learn about changes and the bumps in the road we made incur. In an email going out to Pixel Buds owners today, Google has tried to explain what's about to happen when you...

Google’s Pixel Buds Lose Ability to Automatically Read Unread Notifications

Kellen September 20, 2024 7

Your Google Pixel Buds are losing a feature this week, although Google is making it sound like you wanted this to happen. In a Google Assistant support post, Google announced that Google Assistant spoken notifications through the Pixel Buds will no longer...

Google is Upgrading Google Assistant on Nest Speakers and Displays

Kellen August 6, 2024 12

With the focus from Google on Gemini and all things AI in recent years, there have been questions surrounding Google Assistant and what its future holds. Will Google eventually replace Assistant with Gemini in all devices? Probably, yeah. Will that happen...

Pixel Owners Seem Mostly Unimpressed, Annoyed With Gemini

Tim March 7, 2024 33

It's about two months since Google renamed Bard as Gemini and launched it as an alternative to use on your smartphone versus Google Assistant. At launch, there was a healthy list of things Gemini couldn't do that Assistant still can, and from what we can...