Google will put an end to Google Assistant on mobile phones and tablets Android from September 4. The company has begun to communicate by email to users that it will withdraw access to the service and that the process may take several weeks to complete. When you reach each device, It will no longer be possible to use the old wizard or select it again from the settings.
Gemini It will take its place as an assistant provided by Google as long as the device meets the minimum requirements and the service is available in the user’s region. When saying ‘Hey Google’ or hold down the power button Gemini will appear instead of Google Assistant. Devices incompatible with Gemini or located in countries where it is not yet available could be left without a company assistant.
The withdrawal will also affect devices that depend on mobile phones to access the also known as Google Assistant. This category includes Wear OS smartwatches, compatible headsets, and vehicles using Android Auto.
Cars equipped with Google built-in They are left out of this withdrawal for now. The company calls this platform ‘Google integrated’ in Spain and allows incorporate services such as Google Assistant, Google Maps and Google Play into the vehicle’s infotainment system from the factory. Unlike Android Auto, it does not depend on having the mobile phone connected.
Email sent to users Does not include smart speakers and displays managed by Google Home or Google TV devices. These products are outside this specific calendar, although Google is progressively moving the functions of its old assistant to Gemini in other device categories.
Google introduced Google Assistant during developer conference Google I/O in may 2016. Its first appearances occurred in the messaging application Google Hello and on the speaker Google Home. In October of that same year it reached the first phones Pixel and later it was extended to Android phones from other manufacturers, televisions, speakers, smart screens, cars and devices with iOS.
The disappearance had initially been announced for most mobile devices during 2025, but Google delayed the closure until this year. The new date makes September 4 the beginning of the definitive end of the Google Assistant on Android, just over ten years after its presentation.