Google plans to kill Assistant on your phone on September 4

Ars Technica
By Ryan WhitwamAug 5, 2026, 11:30 am53 pts
Google Assistant's days have been numbered for a while, but the company has now settled on a date to retire its pre-AI assistant robot. In an email being sent out to users, Google confirms that Assistant on Android devices will be shut down starting on September 4, forcing everyone over to Gemini. Google told…

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