Fact · Voice and AI
In a March 2025 post, Google said the classic Google Assistant would stop being accessible on most mobile devices later that year.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“later this year, the classic Google Assistant will no longer be accessible on most mobile devices”
The Assistant experience on mobile is upgrading to Gemini, Google Blog, 2025, Paragraph 2.
Open the original- What it measures
- Google's post on upgrading Assistant users to Gemini, dated March 14, 2025, by the Gemini app product team.
- What it does not show
- This is Google's original 2025 plan. Later coverage describes the switch as continuing into 2026, so check Google's help pages for the date that applies to your phone.