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Google Assistant Shutting Down on Android
Droid Life, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 20, 2026
- What it is
- An Android news site reporting, on August 5, 2026, that Google emailed users still on Google Assistant to say it planned to start removing access to the assistant on September 4. The report describes Gemini as the replacement.
- How much weight it carries
- A dated news report of the email Google sent to users. Google's own support page was not found when this was checked, so the date and scope rest on this report and other coverage. Google had not published a written notice that could be read here.
Facts taken from this source
- On August 5, 2026, Google emailed users still on Google Assistant that it planned to start removing the assistant on Android on September 4, 2026, with Gemini as the replacement.
“August 5, 2026 Google Assistant Shutting Down on Android ... Google says that they plan to start removing access to Google Assistant on September 4.” (Article text, dated August 5, 2026)