Fact · Voice and AI
In March 2025 Google announced that it would replace Google Assistant on Android phones with Gemini, and that Assistant would no longer be accessible on most mobile devices or available from app stores later that year.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Google will replace Google Assistant on Android phones with Gemini later this year, the company announced on Friday.”
Google is replacing Google Assistant with Gemini, Aisha Malik, TechCrunch, 2025, Opening paragraphs.
Open the original- What it measures
- Reported on March 14, 2025 from Google's blog post.
- What it does not show
- This is the announced plan as of March 2025, as reported by a news outlet. Rollout dates and exceptions changed afterward.