Google continues to replace the Google Assistant brand with Gemini across more parts of the Android UI. The “Hey Google” setup flow now mentions Gemini instead of Google Assistant. The “Hey Google & Voice Match” screen is also being renamed to ...

Zach was an Author at Android Police from January 2022 to June 2025. He specialized in Chromebooks, Android smartphones, Android apps, smart home devices, and Android services. Zach loves unique and fun hardware and software features as well as products ...

Google Assistant as we knew it is on the way out. Well, at least its guts. Late last year, Google added AI capabilities from its chatbot Bard to Google Assistant, allowing the virtual helper to make sense of images and draw on data in emails, documents and ...

For nearly the past decade, the Google Assistant has been a familiar presence in many of our daily lives on our smartphones and appliances like smart speakers. But while it has served well for basic tasks like smart home control and entertainment, the ...

If you use Android, you may have run into Google Assistant. It's installed by default on Android devices, which is why many people use it. You'll find the assistant on phones, Chromebooks, smart speakers, and the best Google TVs. Google Assistant is ...