By Paul Thurrott
Publication Date: 2025-12-20 19:16:00
In March, Google announced that it would replace the Google Assistant in Android with Gemini by the end of 2025. But now the company says it needs more time.
“Earlier this year, we shared our plans to upgrade the Assistant experience to Gemini on most mobile devices by the end of 2025,” a Google community manager identified as Anish K. writes. “We’re adjusting our previously announced timeline to make sure we deliver a seamless transition, and will continue our work to upgrade Assistant users to Gemini on mobile devices into 2026. We’ll share more details on our plans in the coming months.”
Other than the schedule, it doesn’t appear that Google’s plans have changed. It will still retire the Google Assistant and replace it with Gemini across smartphones and other mobile devices, and Android-based tablets, cars, and other devices.
But Google also announced in October that it will integrate Gemini into first- and third-party Google Home smart devices as…
