Overview
- Google told users by email that it will begin removing Google Assistant on September 4, 2026, and that the rollout will take several weeks to reach all devices.
- The company says Gemini is now the assistant experience on Android and will replace Assistant on affected devices once the change arrives.
- The removal covers phones, tablets, Wear OS watches, headphones, and Android Auto projected from a phone while cars with Google built-in will keep Assistant for now.
- Google warns that once a device loses Assistant users will not be able to revert, which could break routines, integrations, and workflows that rely on Assistant features.
- The shift was delayed from an earlier end‑of‑2025 timetable and marks Google’s broader push to make Gemini the default assistant across more hardware, with timing for some devices still unspecified.