Fact · Voice and AI
9to5Google reported on September 28, 2026 that Google Assistant was gone on every device and account it checked in the US and Europe.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Google Assistant is gone on all devices/accounts we checked in the US and Europe.”
Gemini fully replaces Google Assistant on Android, Abner Li, 9to5Google, 2026, Article body, September 28, 2026.
Open the original- What it measures
- The writer checked devices and accounts in the US and Europe after the start of the Gemini switch, using user reports alongside the checks.
- What it does not show
- A press check of a limited set of accounts, not a Google statement. It does not say whether phones that cannot run Gemini lost Assistant, or whether any country outside the US and Europe was checked.