Google Assistant has survived longer than expected during the transition to Gemini, but it is now confirmed that the service will be removed from Android phones, tablets, and Wear OS watches within weeks. As 9to5Google notes, Google has begun emailing users to announce that Assistant will fade away from these products beginning September 4. The transition process may take a few weeks to reach everyone.

This change applies to Android phones meeting minimum specs to run Gemini in regions where the chatbot is available. Paired devices, such as headphones that support Gemini, will also be affected. However, there are no changes to Google TV, Google Home, or smart displays at this stage.

A legacy version of Assistant will remain on phones running Android 9 or older with less than 2GB of RAM to support basic tasks. Additionally, Assistant will still be available on cars with Google built-in, but not on vehicles running Android Auto projected from a mobile device.