Google says Gemini will replace Assistant on phones in 2026

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00:00Google says Gemini will replace Assistant on phones in 2026.

00:05Google has a habit of announcing the future with great confidence

00:08and then quietly clearing its throat a few months later.

00:11That's more or less what's happening with its plan to replace the aging but dependable Google Assistant

00:15with its shiny new AI brain, Gemini.

00:18The swap is still very much on, but it's no longer racing toward the finish line.

00:23Instead, Google has decided to stretch the transition all the way into 2026,

00:28giving Assistant a longer-than-expected retirement party.

00:32Back in March, Google pitched this as a bold new chapter for phones.

00:37The old Assistant, built mostly to take orders, was going to make way for something smarter,

00:41an AI that could reason, hold conversations, and understand context instead of just reacting to keywords.

00:48The message was clear.

00:50Gemini would arrive fast, Assistant would fade out,

00:54and your phone would suddenly feel a lot more futuristic.

00:56But it turns out this isn't a simple name swap.

01:00Gemini isn't just Assistant, but Cooler.

01:03Google sees it as a full-blown rethinking of how AI lives on your phone.

01:07It can chat more naturally, answer complex questions, and even pull together information across apps.

01:13Features like Gemini Live and research-style responses show how far beyond

01:17set a timer this thing is aiming to go.

01:20That ambition may be exactly why Google is slowing down.

01:23While Gemini has already shown up on platforms like Wear OS and Android Auto,

01:28the company wants the mobile transition to feel seamless.

01:31A low-key update to Google's support pages now says the move from Assistant to Gemini will roll on through 2026,

01:37not wrap up in 2025 as originally hinted.

01:41For regular Android users, this means no sudden goodbyes.

01:45Assistant will keep handling alarms, calls, and quick questions.

01:48Curious users can try Gemini today by downloading the app,

01:52but nobody's being forced into the future just yet.