The Google Assistant Android app is now Gemini by default
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Google is now changing Assistant to Gemini by default when you download the Assistant app from the Play Store or update it.

This means:

  • Downloading or updating the Assistant app now gives you Gemini instead.
  • You can switch back to Assistant in the Gemini app settings.
  • This might be Google’s first step towards replacing Assistant completely with Gemini.
  • Some users are unaware of the switch and see two Gemini apps on their phones.

Overall, this may suggest Google is phasing out Assistant and transitioning users to the newer Gemini AI technology.

  • Chozo
    12•9 months ago

    It’s default? When I downloaded it, I had to manually choose Gemini to be the default. It wasn’t set like that for me.

    • jungleEnglish
      2•9 months ago

      It’s not only the default: you can choose to use the old assistant on Gemini’s config, but the next time you open Gemini it’s as if you just installed it and it sets itself as the default again.

      • Chozo
        2•9 months ago

        Weird, maybe the Pixel build is slightly different, because that’s not happening on mine and I believe I’ve already got the latest updates for it.

    • @[email protected]English
      2•9 months ago

      And I still try to figure out how to enable it. I just want to try it out so I can decide whether I like it or not, but so far it hasn’t shown up for me…

      • @[email protected]English
        2•9 months ago

        On my samsung N20U when I use assistant for the past week it will sometimes pop up on screen asking if I’d like to try swapping to gemini. It only stays up a few seconds before going away.