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James Rogerson

'This will be my last Pixel': Android fans are rebelling against the imminent demise of Google Assistant — here are 5 reasons why

Google assistant.
  • Gemini is soon set to replace Google Assistant on Android devices
  • Android fans seem largely unhappy with this change
  • They've highlighted five things they dislike about Gemini, the main one being that it's bad at carrying out simple tasks

Just over a decade after it launched, Google Assistant is now set to be shut down, with September 4 confirmed as the date it will no longer function on Android or Wear OS. Users will then need to switch over to Gemini if they want a replacement, and while Google probably sees this as an upgrade, many Android fans really don’t.

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